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mnyary
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The Great War (WWI) was a 20th century event?
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jt2190
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Yes. Confusing as it is, the first digits of the current year (2017) don't align with the current century (21st) because we started counting centuries at one, not zero. e.g. 1 A.D. / 1st, 100 A.D. / 2nd, 1000 A.D. / 11th, etc.
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