# How Long Is a Decade And a Century?

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## Exciting Facts About Decades and Centuries

1. The 1920s are known as the Roaring Twenties of the 20th century because of the decade’s economic rapid decline in the Western world at a time when people enjoyed carefree lives.

2. The sixth century A.D. was the darkest period in human history due to two volcanic eruptions that caused a temperature imbalance and widespread hunger.

3. While the world witnessed the atrocities mentioned above, the time between the fourth and sixth centuries C.E. is considered the Golden Age of India because of the numerous advances made in science, mathematics, religion, philosophy, astronomy, etc. (See Date format the U.K. vs. the U.S.)

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