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Today In History (October 13 1884)

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:19 am
by WhiteHealer
TODAY IN HISTORY
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1884: The International Meridian Conference in Washington, DC, establishes the meridian of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, overlooking the River Thames in England, as the Prime Meridian, the zero point from which longitudes on our planet are measured.