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Boston Standard Time (episode 113)

Boston Standard Time (episode 113)

FromHUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History


Boston Standard Time (episode 113)

FromHUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Dec 30, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

With New Year’s Eve comes the ball drop in Times Square at the stroke of midnight. But in the late 1800s, Boston dropped a ball every day to mark the stroke of noon, because telling the time was serious business. The time ball, along with telegraphic signals and fire alarm bells, announced the exact time to the public, at a time when the exact time was critical to navigation on the high seas and safety on the newfangled railroads. With ultra-precise clocks made by local jewelers and true astronomical time announced daily by the Harvard Observatory, Boston Standard Time became the de facto standard for a wide swath of the country long before time zones were officially proposed and adopted.

Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/113
Released:
Dec 30, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Where two history buffs go far beyond the Freedom Trail to share our favorite stories from the history of Boston, the hub of the universe.