ON this very day, 10 August ...
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
AD 1675 - King Charles II and John Flamsteed lay the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, leading to Greenwich being declared 0 (ZERO) logitutude and Greenwich time as being 'COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME.'
AD 843 - The Treaty of Verdun is finalized dividing the Carolingian Empire amongst Charlemagne's three sons Lothar I became King of Middle Francia (MODERN DAY ITALY) Louis the German became King of East Francia (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE/MODERN DAY GERMANY) and Charles the Bald became King of West Francia (MODERN DAY FRANCE).
BC 612 - King Sinsharishku of the Assyrian Empire dies in combat defending the capitol of Nineveh against the armies of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon.
rehess
Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
redtooth wrote:
Who cares ?
I think these things are interesting!!
redtooth wrote:
Who cares ?
Why did you look and take the time to make a snarky comment?
Bored or just an Adam Henry today?
Some of us like trivia like this.
robertjerl wrote:
Why did you look and take the time to make a snarky comment?
Bored or just an Adam Henry today?
Some of us like trivia like this.
I with you. Add up the trivia facts it become history.
Greenwich Mean Time was GMT
The French were unhappy about it so it eventually became Universal Time Coordinated.
I quite enjoy the obscure history.
Those who can not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.
Fayle
Loc: Seward, Alaska and Rionegro, Colombia
LWW wrote:
AD 1675 - King Charles II and John Flamsteed lay the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, leading to Greenwich being declared 0 (ZERO) logitutude and Greenwich time as being 'COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME.'
AD 843 - The Treaty of Verdun is finalized dividing the Carolingian Empire amongst Charlemagne's three sons Lothar I became King of Middle Francia (MODERN DAY ITALY) Louis the German became King of East Francia (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE/MODERN DAY GERMANY) and Charles the Bald became King of West Francia (MODERN DAY FRANCE).
BC 612 - King Sinsharishku of the Assyrian Empire dies in combat defending the capitol of Nineveh against the armies of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon.
AD 1675 - King Charles II and John Flamsteed lay t... (
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Years ago I was fortunate enough to visit the Royal Observatory in London. On the same grounds is the National Maritime Museum.
https://www.rmg.co.uk Well worth a visit if you find yourself in London.
Nearby is an old pub called the "Mayflower." I was told the pub was built from the timbers of the ship but there is no mention of that on the website so I have my doubts.
https://www.mayflowerpub.co.ukFor the history buffs amongst us, this is a very interesting story:
https://www.amazon.com/Longitude-Genius-Greatest-Scientific-Problem/dp/080271529X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dava+sobel&qid=1597146830&sr=8-1
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