1879 - Sir Sanford Fleming first proposes Universal Standard Time (February 14, 2017)

150 Years Of Canada

On February 8, 1879, Sir Sanford Fleming proposes Universal Standard Time at a meeting at the Royal Canadian Institute. Eventually, Fleming's plan becomes adopted throughout the world. Fleming was 52 years old at the time.

Source of image: http://ontarioplaques.com/Graphics/Image_Peterborough12.jpg

"Mar 28/1879 – a committee established by the B.C. government drafted a grievance to Ottawa, requesting the federal government to measures to prevent Chinese immigration to B.C. (Journals of the Legislative Assembly of B.C., Vol. 8, 1879, appendix XXV)" (Source: http://www.cbc.ca/bc/jinghua/Historical%20Anti-Chinese%20Legislations.pdf)

As shown in yesterday's blog entry (about 1878 in Canada's history), here, again is a racist cartoon from 1879 (from the magazine "Canadian Illustrated News").

Source of image: http://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/entries/racist-anti-chinese-cartoon-1879/