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What were each decade called?

What were each decade called?

A decade is any 10 year period: There are different ways to refer to different groupings of ten years. For example, the period from 2001 to 2010 can be described as the 1st decade of the 21st century….Decade.

17th century BC 21st century
1690s BC 2000s
1680s BC 2010s
1670s BC 2020s
1660s BC 2030s

What are the names of the decades in the 1900s?

The 1900s (pronounced “nineteen-hundreds”) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1900, and ended on December 31, 1909. The Edwardian era (1901–1910) covers a similar span of time. The term “nineteen-hundreds” is often also used to mean the entire century of years from 1900 to 1999 (see 1900s).

What was the nickname for the 70s?

Novelist Tom Wolfe coined the term ” ‘Me’ decade” in his essay “The ‘Me’ Decade and the Third Great Awakening”, published by New York Magazine in August 1976 referring to the 1970s.

What is the second decade of the 21st century called?

There apparently is no commonly accepted way to refer to the second decade in a generic way (e.g., “The Tens”); for example, the current decade is commonly referred to as the 2010s.

What is 2010 decade called?

2010s
The 2010s (pronounced “twenty-tens”; shortened to “the ’10s”, also known as the tens or the teens) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on 1 January 2010, and ended on 31 December 2019. The decade began amid a global financial crisis and subsequent international recession dating from the late 2000s.

What are some 1970s names?

Top names of the 1970s

Males Females
Rank Name Name
1 Michael Jennifer
2 Christopher Amy
3 Jason Melissa

What do you call the first decade of a century?

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What are some 1980 names?

Top names of the 1980s

Males Females
Rank Name Number
1 Michael 469,510
2 Christopher 440,886
3 Matthew 369,729

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