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Sandford Fleming first proposes the adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
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Sandford Fleming
Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor (1827–1915)
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Royal Canadian Institute
Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of science
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