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Are We living in the 21st century or 20th century?
When was the 20th century?
It began on 1 January 2001 and will end on 31 December 2100. It is the first century of the 3rd millennium . The rise of a global economy and Third World consumerism marked the beginning of the century, along with increased private enterprise and deepening concern over terrorism after the September 11 attacks in 2001.
January 15: Wikipedia is launched. January 20 : President Joseph Estrada of the Philippines is ousted in the Second EDSA Revolution. George W. Bush is inaugurated as President of the United States. January 26: An earthquake strikes Gujarat, India, on Republic Day, resulting in more than 20,000 deaths.
Although the 21 st century officially began in the year 2001, many historians believe that the story of the 21 st century begins with the pulling down of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism in the early 1990s. For 40 years, the world had been pulled in opposite directions by the two super-powers, the United States and the Soviet Union.
21st Century. The 21st century has been a volatile period, beginning with the 9/11 attacks, the war on terrorism, the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic.
On January 1, 2000, humankind celebrated the beginning of the new millennium—which was one year too early. Fireworks in Sydney, Australia. ©iStock.com/E4C. 2020 or 2021: When did the decade start? The 21st Century Started in 2001. In 1999, the world was preparing for the New Year's party of a lifetime.
In previous pieces, we looked at some winnersand losersof economic globalization, the environmental aspectof globalization, cultural globalizationand digital globalization. Now we look back at its history. So, when did international trade start and how did it lead to globalization?
We live in the 21st Century, that is, the 2000s. Similarly when we say "20th Century," we are referring to the 1900s. All this because, according to the calendar we use, the 1st Century included the years 1-100 (there was no year zero), and the 2nd Century, the years 101-200.
