Historical Events
- Sandford Fleming first proposes dividing the world into 24 equal time zones and adopting a Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute (adopted 1884)
1879 Highlights
About February 8, 1879
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 145 years, 2 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Aquarius
