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Birth of Standard Time and Sandford Fleming's role
Canadian Institute in Toronto hosts Sir Sanford Fleming on February 8 1879 detailing his plan for universal time reckoning. Fleming champions 24 time zones centered on Greenwich and promotes a prime meridian to unify rail schedules and global time.
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Sandford Fleming
Canadian Institute
Toronto
Sir’ Sanford Fleming
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Princ Edward Island
Charlottetown
Canada East
Quebec
Canada West
Ontario
D'Arcy McGee
Saint John
Halifax
North America
Dominion of Canada
Fleming
Brotherhood of
Knife and Fork
Kirkcaldy
Scotland
Canada
Champlain and St. Lawrence
Laprairie
St. Johns
Montreal
Queen Victoria
Australia
Ireland
Greenwich
England
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Dublin
Casimir Gzowski
William’ Mulock
Daniel Wilson
Confederation Life
Rex Woods
Globe
Washington