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North American railroads create time zones

Rand McNally map of the US, 1892
Rand McNally map of the US showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state and county boundaries, time zones, and the railroad network with main lines emphasized, 1892. Via LOC.

The need for standardized time reflected an increasingly industrialized United States.

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“I am not a crook”

Nixon: I am not a crook

Perhaps one of the most famous Nixon quotation from the Watergate era.

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New Zealand first nation to grant women voting rights

Women's Suffrage Stamp
Women's suffragist Kate Sheppard in New Zealand stamp series produced in 2008. Via NZ Government.

All votes are counted by hand in New Zealand.