The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901, and ended on December 31, 2000. It was the tenth and final century of the 2nd millennium.Unlike most century years, the year 2000 was a leap year, and the second century leap year in the Gregorian calendar after 1600.. The century had the first global-scale total wars between world powers across continents and oceans in World …
January 24: Death of Winston Churchill. February 21: Death of Malcolm X. March 17: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, inspired by the Selma to Montgomery marches. April 26: Establishment of Rede Globo, now the largest TV network in Brazil and Latin America and the second-largest in the world after ABC.
The Singles' Day ( simplified Chinese: 光棍节; traditional Chinese: 光棍節) or Double 11 ( Chinese: 双11 ), originally called Bachelors' Day, is a Chinese unofficial holiday and shopping season that celebrates people who are not in relationships. The date, 11 November (11/11), was chosen because the numeral 1 resembles a bare stick ...