We Are a Quarter of a Century into the 21 Century

Happy New Year!

Now we actually are a quarter of a century into the 21st century.

Why now and not last year?

Because there was no year zero. We went from 1 BC (BCE) to 1 AD (CE).

So the first century was 1 to 101.

The second century was 101 to 201.

The third century was 201 to 301.

And so on until the 21st century will be 2001 to 2101.

So 25 years into the 21st century is 2026. Which starts today.

But dang, a quarter of a century into the 21st century. That's amazing.