David Haberstich <[log in to unmask]> wrote, > BTW, I thought all historians and mathematicians knew that the 21st >century and the new millennium begin on Jan. 1, 2001, not 2000. (That >pesky old no-year-zero problem.) Or count to 3000 & determine where the >third thousand begins--I'll join the 1999 New Year's party, but 2000's >will be the real Millennium party in my book. > I think the definitive research on most important museum tool of the >21st century must begin on Jan. 1, 2101, if we want historical >perspective. --David Haberstich Suffice it to say, there is some confusion over this matter. However, it seems clear that 01/01/00 will be the popular beginning of the next millennium. Actually, we have a unique opportunity to clarify the matter: call it Year Zero and declare it a new epoch. Such a proposal exists called the Global Era Calendar Resolution. Consider this: The world has changed drastically from what it was a century ago. Further, almost nothing is recognizable from civilization of 2000 years ago. The Global Era Calendar Resolution simply asknowledges what has already happened: we are living in a different era altogether, entering a new epoch. see www.go2zero.com Cheers, Alan Dechert