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This Day In History - http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do
Today in history every day - often with pictures and sound. |
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Calendar Zone - http://www.calendarzone.com/
A categorized collection of calendar related sites. |
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Wikipedia: Time - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time
Time is a common term for the experience of duration, and a fundamental quantity of measuring systems. Article explains time definitions, history of measurements, perceptions in religion, philosophy and science. |
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A Few Facts Concerning GMT, UT, and the RGO - http://www.apparent-wind.com/gmt-explained.html
Explains the differences between several time systems. |
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Today's Calendar and Clock Page - http://www.ecben.net/calendar.shtml
Information on all things relating to calendars, dates, holidays, and time. Find today's date on several different cultural and religious calendars. Includes section on Celestial data, countdown clocks, and information on the dates past events. |
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Calendar Studies - http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud.htm
Information about calendar history and calendar reform. |
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http://www.maybeck.com/ztime/ - http://www.maybeck.com/ztime/
Article on the time at 0 degrees longitude. Covers the timezone origin, GMT, UTC, GCT, ZULU and JIG. |
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NPR : 'Seize the Daylight': A History of Clock Chaos - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4572036
Benjamin Franklin first called for the government to tinker with clock hours in the 1780s. But it wasn't until World War I that the United States adopted daylight-saving time as a way to get more efficiency out of the day. "Seize the Daylight" Author David Prerau talks about the complicated politics and curious history of DST, and he shares an excerpt from his book. [4:54 streaming audio broadcast] |
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A Brief History of Time - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/GreekScience/Students/Chris/TIME2.html
Early origins and historical perspectives of time measurement. |
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Time FAQ - http://www.faqs.org/faqs/astronomy/faq/part3/
Frequently Asked Questions about time (from sci.astro news group) |