New Millennium
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The New Millennium was a term used in the 1990s
to describe the coming of the 21st century and 3rd millennium
, popularly beginning in 2000 but actually beginning in 2001. It was also used in the 2000s decade, especially in the early 2000s, to describe the present times.
1990s
File:1990s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope floats in space after it was taken up in 1990; American F-16s and F-15s fly over burning oil fields and the USA Lexie in Operation Desert Storm, also known as the 1991 Gulf War; The signing of the Oslo Accords on...
to describe the coming of the 21st century and 3rd millennium
3rd millennium
In contemporary history, the third millennium is a period of time that commenced on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 3000, of the Gregorian calendar. This is the third period of one thousand years in the Anno Domini...
, popularly beginning in 2000 but actually beginning in 2001. It was also used in the 2000s decade, especially in the early 2000s, to describe the present times.