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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1999
Page
11
The article explains the upcoming year 2000 and the millennium as a 1,000 year span. It notes New York Times Square events lasting 24 hours, world celebrations, preservation projects, and Y2K computer concerns while acknowledging expert efforts and a page credit.
Martin Luther King Jr led nonviolent action for black civil rights and was jailed for unjust laws. Born January 15 1929 in Atlanta he became a Baptist minister at 18 and later led marches boycotts and protests in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and was assassinated in 1968 at age 39.
The note explains that prehistoric means before humans could write and uses vague measures like "years ago" rather than exact dates. It defines Pre and historic as before history and clarifies the term dinosaurs.
The article explains how B C dates count down to year 1 before Christ and A D dates start after Christ. It contrasts prehistoric times with historical chronology, noting that higher numbers are earlier and lower numbers mark later events.
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