Events tagged with "phoenix islands"

Historical Events tagged with "phoenix islands"

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Politics & Government

Kiribati Skips New Year's Day 1995

December 31st, 1994 30 years ago

On December 31, 1994, the islands of Kiribati, specifically the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands, implemented a significant timezone change. This transition involved moving from UTC−11:00 to UTC+13:00 for the Phoenix Islands and from UTC−10:00 to UTC+14:00 for the Line Islands, effectively skipping New Year's Day 1995 altogether. This decision meant that while most of the world celebrated the start of the new year, residents of these islands experienced an unusual phenomenon of missing this day completely.