<!--quoteo(post=144708:date=Fri 18th Dec 2009, 12:24 PM:name=graeme)-->QUOTE(graeme @ Fri 18th Dec 2009, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Well the 2000's started on 1 jan 2000. The decade of the 1950's started on 1 jan 1950. The decade of the 20's started on 1 jan 1920. The decade of 010 will start on 1 jan 2010. The first day of ever started on 1 jan 0000. Is there something difficult about this?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Not quite. There wasn't a year 000. It started on 0001
Strictly speaking the millenium began in 2001, but the calendar was based on an <b>estimate</b> of a bloke(who some claim to have been the son of God) from the middle east's birth. and I'm not sure why the day we now know as Jan 1st was chosen to be the first of the year.
Somebody also chose to base our number system around decimals.
-Basically, it's all arbitrary and if everybody agrees then that's fine.
Not quite. There wasn't a year 000. It started on 0001
Strictly speaking the millenium began in 2001, but the calendar was based on an <b>estimate</b> of a bloke(who some claim to have been the son of God) from the middle east's birth. and I'm not sure why the day we now know as Jan 1st was chosen to be the first of the year.
Somebody also chose to base our number system around decimals.
-Basically, it's all arbitrary and if everybody agrees then that's fine.