Samoa crosses the International Date Line
Friday 30 December 2011 did not exist for Samoa as it moved west over the International Date Line to become the first country to celebrate the New Year, reported the Pacific Islands News Network.
The same reason was cited for the opposite move more than a century ago when Samoa crossed over to the east of the International Date Line to bring the Pacific island nation closer to trading partners at the time in the US and Europe. Today, Samoa has developed closer ties with Australia and New Zealand, and the time zone change has been hailed by most as a positive move.
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