Century ending years (xx00) are not leap years unless divisible by 400,
which 2000 is.
Larry
PS Hooray another person that realizes that there was not a year 0 and
the 21st century starts on Jan 1, 2001. Just ask Arthur C. Clarke or
anybody but a computer programmer and most of the hyped up media.
>>>>On 12/31/99 2:11 AM so and so (Bkitterer@aol.com) said. (And I quote:)
> to quote D. Woerpel
>"Just wanted to wish everyone a Safe, Healthy, and Happy New Year and
>decade! (the REAL Millennium doesn't start until 2001, but as I told Ed,
>it's a great reason to celebrate)"
>
>Bob has been trying to convince people that the REAL millennium starts a
>year
>from now and suddenly Alec Trebek (Jeopardy! 12/30/99) and Dave Woerpel
>confirm that he is right. He wanted to let you know that you just got ahead
>of him.
>
>Now, all our 2000 calendars have February 29 on them. It seems that
>somewhere back in school I learned that we didn't add the day in February
>for
>dates ending in 00. Is this a new way of figuring time, or is it a hype
>thing like the 1999 millennium, or is it just that the people who should
>know
>better don't?
>
>Annice and Bob
>60 Bugeye
>67 Mark III Sprite (still partly boxed)
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
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Neuropsychiatry Section
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