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One century ago vs A century ago

'One century ago' and 'a century ago' are correct and natural phrases. They are interchangeable and can be used based on personal preference or the context of the sentence.
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One century ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a period of 100 years in the past. It is interchangeable with 'a century ago.'

Examples:

  • One century ago, the Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on society.
  • I read about that event one century ago.
  • Jan 13, 2010 ... Therefore, the 17th century was 321 years ago. What was the year one century ago? 1911 · How many years ago was the 14th century? Since we're ...
  • Oct 11, 2013 ... Friday Flashback: Tornado Tragedy in Omaha (One Century Ago). One week ago, a destructive tornado hit Wayne, Nebraska. Since my Dad is from ...
  • What was the year one century ago? Updated: 4/28/2022. User Avatar. Wiki User. ∙ 12y ago. Study now. See answer (1). Best Answer. Copy. 1911. User Avatar.
  • Nov 25, 2015 ... Stone Mountain and the rebirth of the KKK, one century ago ... In his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. lists places around ...
  • First full-time staff member hired one century ago. January 16, 2024 • Featured • 3 minutes to read. January 16, 2024 Featured 3 minutes to read.
  • Nov 9, 2018 ... From Virginia Chronicle, One Century Ago: Three Dailies & Four Weeklies Report the End of the Great War · Previous Post"We Will Remember Them": ...
  • Sep 24, 2013 ... Scott Fitzgerald's First Day of Class, One Century Ago. Daniel Santoro · FACEBOOK · TWITTER. Sept. 24, 1913 doubled as both F. Scott ...
  • How suffragist Alice Paul outmaneuvered President Woodrow Wilson to create the 19th Amendment one century ago. by Ian Thomsen. June 3, 2019 ...
  • Christmas one century ago: The Baroness Zollner, allegations of espionage, a sudden death, and the mind-reading duck. December 21, 2017 · Knoxville History ...
  • One century ago this BHS team made a name for itself. Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 6:00am. Bluffton High School football team of 1923.

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  • a century ago
  • 100 years ago
  • a hundred years ago
  • a century in the past
  • a hundred years in the past

A century ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a period of 100 years in the past. It is interchangeable with 'one century ago.'

Examples:

  • A century ago, people traveled by horse and carriage.
  • The discovery was made a century ago.
  • Sep 9, 2024 ... UC Berkeley historians see troubling parallels between social and economic conditions in European fascism a century ago and US anti-democratic movements today.
  • Jul 22, 2020 ... A Century Ago, One Lawmaker Went After the Most Powerful Cops in Texas. Then They Went After Him. The Texas Rangers were vicious enforcers ...
  • The Upswing: How We Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again - Robert Putnam · October 28, 2024. Former Obama economic adviser says there is a ' ...
  • Sep 4, 2024 ... As it happens, the Association led a similar struggle a century ago, defending historians' rights to write and teach about the American ...
  • Dec 16, 2020 ... Since then, what we work on has changed completely, but we still work according to the same principles that were invented over a century ago.
  • Nov 24, 2015 ... A Century Ago, Einstein's Theory of Relativity Changed Everything ... PRINCETON, N.J. — By the fall of 1915, Albert Einstein was a bit grumpy. And ...
  • Sep 26, 2024 ... More than a century ago, my great grandfather worked as a peddler, shlepping dry goods on his back or in a horse-drawn wagon from Iowa to South ...
  • Apr 1, 2021 ... People Gave Up on Flu Pandemic Measures a Century Ago When They Tired of Them – and Paid a Price. The deadly third wave of the 1918 flu shows ...
  • Oct 14, 2024 ... 14K likes, 82 comments - joshgad on October 14, 2024: "Half a century ago my beautiful wife was born. I am so grateful to have spent almost ...
  • Nov 2, 2023 ... A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball ... In 1923, one of the top professional basketball franchises began play in Harlem, ...

Alternatives:

  • one century ago
  • 100 years ago
  • a hundred years ago
  • a century in the past
  • a hundred years in the past

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