Hello & welcome to this week’s GK Nugget. October 13 marks the day on which the Greenwich ( pronounced Gren-itch, not Green-which ) Meridian in UK was established by the International Meridian Conference in 1884 as the starting point for measuring time zones across the globe. So on its 132 nd anniversary , we’re going to look at why it was important to establish GMT in the 19 th century, why it’s still significant and also at some quirky facts about time. GMT was born at the world-famous Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, established in 1675 by Charles II. According to the Observatory's website, the site " is, by international decree, the official starting point for every new day, year and millennium ". The growth of shipping & railroad travel led to great confusion about the correct time at different parts of the globe which made it necessary to establish the prime meridian. The Greenwich Meridian maintains a position of Longitu...