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The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. (from Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday") and p.m. (from Latin post meridiem, translating to "after midday").
Western European Summer Time / British Summer Time / Irish Standard Time : Red: Central European Time ... a hyphen is used (e.g. "12–21" for noon till 9 pm). [61]
Since 1997, most of the European Union aligned with the British standards for BST. In 1968 [ 23 ] there was a three-year experiment called British Standard Time , when the UK and Ireland experimentally employed British Summer Time (GMT+1) all year round; clocks were put forward in March 1968 and not put back until October 1971.
Animated 3D map of the nearest stars, centered on the Sun. 3D red green glasses are recommended to view this image correctly. A radar map of the distances ( ) and positions ( ) of all known stellar bodies or systems within 9 light years (ly) (for within 12 ly see this map).
The British Raj (/ r ɑː dʒ / RAHJ; from Hindustani rāj, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') [10] was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, [11] lasting from 1858 to 1947. [12]
Although she writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, before her remarriage her name was Joanne Rowling, [2] or Jo. [3] At birth, she had no middle name. [2] Staff at Bloomsbury Publishing suggested that she use two initials rather than her full name, anticipating that young boys – their target audience – would not want to read a book written by a woman. [2]
Within hours, the BBC and other media reported Johnson's intention to resign. Johnson announced his resignation at 12.30 pm. [554] [555] [556] I know that there will be many who are relieved, but perhaps quite a few who will be disappointed. And I want you to know how sad I am to give up the best job in the world - but them's the breaks.
British Summer Time was also introduced. [65] Alcoholic beverages were now to be watered down, pub closing times were brought forward from 12.30 am to 10 pm , and, from August 1916 , Londoners were no longer able to whistle for a cab between 10 pm and 7 am . [ 65 ]