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    11 days ago

    Just to be pedantic, Helen Viola Jackson died before the 21st century. The 21st century started on January 1st, 2021 2001. Helen died on December 16th, 2020 2000.

    Close enough, though.

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        11 days ago

        Ha! good point. That’s funny.

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        The 90’s is a decade and went from January 1st, 1990 to December 31st 1999.

        Century’s are off by 1 year because there’s no year “0”, so every Century starts with “1”. 1st century is 1-100, then 101-200, 201-300, 301-400, etc.

        That’s also why we’re in the 21st century right now, instead of the 20th century, despite the years starting with 20__.