In 1995, Kiribati shifted the International Date Line eastward around its easternmost islands so its entire territory would share the same calendar date, in the process creating the world's earliest time zone, UTC+14.
Record no. MRB-2026-006912
Redrew the International Date Line to Unify Its Calendar
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