Alaska: ... The transfer of territory from Russia to the United States, Executive document 125 in Executive documents printed by order of the House of Representatives during the second session of the fortieth Congress, 1867–'68, vol. 11, Washington: 1868. "18th of October ... fixed the hour of three and a half o'clock that day for the transfer"
Charles Sumner, The cession of Russian America to the United States in The Works of Charles Sumner, vol. 11, Boston: 1875, pp. 181–349, p. 348. Sumner released the written version of his speech on Thursday,24 May 1867, having written it during the immediately preceding Congressional recess following notes on a single page that he actually used on Tuesday, 9 April.
Harris, Andrew (28 July 2010). "Shabbat in Tahiti paradise". The Australian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
There has been some discussion that the meridian directly opposite Mecca, approximately 140°W, would be an appropriate date line for Islam. See Deen, S.M. "Ramadan and Prayer Times in the Lands under Midnight Sun". Science Digest for Muslim Thinkers. Retrieved 18 May 2016. However, this appears to be an unusual, or at least only a theoretical, position. Muslims in areas that would be affected, such as Alaska[36] and Hawaii,[37] in fact hold Jumu'ah on local Friday, not local Thursday.
"The World Clock-Query Results". Time and date.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016, and click through to the individual stations' pages. With respect to Scott Base, see Ross Dependency.
"Standard Time Zones by HM Nautical Almanac Office"(PDF). HM Nautical Almanac Office and US Naval Observatory (jointly). Archived from the original(PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016. Note that this map uses the opposite sign convention for time zones from that used in Wikipedia.
"The World Clock-Query Results". Time and date.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016, and click through to the individual stations' pages. With respect to Scott Base, see Ross Dependency.
"Standard Time Zones by HM Nautical Almanac Office"(PDF). HM Nautical Almanac Office and US Naval Observatory (jointly). Archived from the original(PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016. Note that this map uses the opposite sign convention for time zones from that used in Wikipedia.
Harris, Andrew (28 July 2010). "Shabbat in Tahiti paradise". The Australian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2016.