Re: The New Century & Millenium Does Not Start On January 1, 2000

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From: Stargazer
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 00:00

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>I remember midnight as 24:00 hours, not 0.  I can recall
>one Sgt of the Guard getting this big lecture about logging
>people returning off liberty at 24:15, 24:30, etc, when
>they came in late.  Times should have been recorded as
>0:15, 0:30 of next date.


That very well may be true.  The world's clocks run according to Universal
Time where 24:00 = 0:00.  I thought military time was the same.

--Kevin
  stargazer@intercall.net

"I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."

                                                                            
         --Sarah Williams

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