How common is the ‘Common Era?’ How A.D. and C.E. took over counting years
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Amid the pandemic, confetti fell on an almost-empty Times Square last New Year’s Eve. AP Photo/Craig Ruttle – By Miriamne Ara Krummel, Professor of English, University of Dayton 2021 Dec 23 – On Dec. 31, people from cultures all around the world will …