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I cannot write an accurate 2-sentence overview based solely on the fact that 1908 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. This information doesn't convey what makes 1908 historically significant or why a general reader should care about it. I would need additional context about actual historical events from 1908 to write a meaningful overview.
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Gregorian calendar
- Followed by
- 1909
- Follows
- 1907
- Image
- A Happy New Year 1908 (24492144987).jpg
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- Category:1908
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1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1908th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 908th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1908, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. This is the longest year in either the Julian or Gregorian calendars, having a duration of 31622401.38 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or ephemeris time), measured according to the definition of mean solar time.