Name the conference that is mentioned here?
The International Meridian Conference
What date did it occur?
1884
and where exactly?
Washington, D.C
What was the purpose?
to determine a prime meridian for international use
What was the subject of it?
the choice of "a meridian
did anyone request for this conference?
yes
Who was it?
Chester A. Arthur.
What was his title then?
U.S. President
What did this conference result in?
the Greenwich Meridian as the international standard for zero degrees longitude
What year did they occur pressure to unify local times?
the 1870s
What was held in Antwerp?
The first International Geographical Congress
What year?
1871