On this day in 1884, International Meridian Conference in Washington DC established Greenwich in London, England as the universal time meridian of longitude. (In pic) Conference delegates, on the steps of the State-War-Navy Building. [1000×761]

On this day in 1884, International Meridian Conference in Washington DC established Greenwich in London, England as the universal time meridian of longitude. (In pic) Conference delegates, on the steps of the State-War-Navy Building. [1000×761]

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