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Tag: Geography

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22nd October 1884: The International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C. adopts Greenwich as the prime meridian

22nd October 2020
Tagged as: Geography, Science, Time, Washington DC

The Greenwich Meridian became the international standard for zero degrees longitude, ensuring continuity with most existing nautical charts.

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22nd September 1888: First edition of National Geographic Magazine published

22nd September 2020
Tagged as: Culture, Geography, Literature, Magazine, Publishing, Science

The first edition of the National Geographic Magazine was published by the National Geographic Society.

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