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Time Zone Change and Date Line Crossing
- When
- July 4, 1892
- Where
- Samoa
Samoa changed its time zone in 1892 to operate in line with American traders based in California, crossing the International Date Line.
The Samoan Islands had been on the west side of the International Date Line until 1892. The change was implemented on 4 July 1892 and was made by repeating Monday, 4 July 1892, American Independence Day, so that the day occurred twice. The previous time zone had operated in line with American traders based in California.
Sources
- Samoa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
- International Date Line Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09
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