Minutes worth writing about.
Two things we know something about: the minutes that changed history, and what to give someone who already has everything.
11 OCT 2026Gifts
A first anniversary gift: paper, with a minute on it
The first anniversary is paper. Give a printed certificate of the minute you married.
11 OCT 2026Gifts
An engagement gift: the minute they said yes
The proposal lasted a minute. Make it a permanent record with both names on it.
11 OCT 2026Gifts
A Father's Day gift that is not a tie
Skip the tie and the mug. Record the minute he became a dad, with his name on it.
11 OCT 2026Gifts
A Mother's Day gift: the minute she became a mom
Give your mother the minute you were born, recorded with her name and a message from you.
11 OCT 2026Gifts
A Christmas gift for someone who has everything
When they already own everything, give them a moment instead: a minute of their life, recorded with their name.
11 OCT 2026Gifts
A Valentine's Day gift that is not flowers: the minute you met
Flowers last a week. The minute you first met can carry your names, a photo and a message for good.
06 OCT 2026History
What time did Abraham Lincoln die? 15 April 1865, 07:22 in Washington
Abraham Lincoln died at 07:22 on 15 April 1865 in Washington, D.C. An exact modern UTC conversion is not historically honest because standard time zones did not yet exist.
06 OCT 2026History
What time did D-Day start? 6 June 1944, H-Hour at 06:30
The first Normandy beach landings began at H-Hour, 06:30 local time on 6 June 1944. Airborne operations had started several hours earlier.
06 OCT 2026History
What time did the attack on Pearl Harbor start? 7 December 1941, 07:55 HST
The attack on Pearl Harbor began at about 07:55 Hawaii Standard Time on 7 December 1941, which was 17:55 UTC.
06 OCT 2026History
What time did the first plane hit the Twin Towers? 11 September 2001, 08:46 EDT
American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower at 08:46:40 Eastern Daylight Time on 11 September 2001, which was 12:46:40 UTC.
06 OCT 2026History
What time did the Titanic hit the iceberg? 14 April 1912, 23:40 ship’s time
Titanic struck the iceberg at about 23:40 ship’s time on 14 April 1912. Its moving shipboard clock makes a precise UTC conversion more complicated than it looks.
06 OCT 2026History
What time was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated? 4 April 1968, 18:01 CST
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot at approximately 18:01 Central Standard Time on 4 April 1968 in Memphis, or 00:01 UTC on 5 April.
01 OCT 2026History
How we prove your minute exists, without crypto
Every record on Buy The Time is anchored in the Bitcoin blockchain through OpenTimestamps. No token, no wallet, nothing to trade. Here is what that means and how to check it yourself.
30 SEPT 2026Gifts
A gift for the anniversary of the day you met
The day you met is often more personal than the wedding date. Mark the minute it all started.
30 SEPT 2026Gifts
A gift for parents who say they want nothing
When your parents insist they need nothing, give them something that takes no space: the minute that belongs to your family.
30 SEPT 2026Gifts
A push present that lasts: the minute your baby was born
Jewellery is lovely. The exact minute a child arrived, recorded under your names, is something nobody else can own.
30 SEPT 2026History
What time did Chernobyl explode? 26 April 1986, 01:23 local time
Reactor 4 at Chernobyl exploded at 01:23 Moscow time on 26 April 1986. In UTC that is still 25 April, 21:23.
30 SEPT 2026History
What time did Challenger break apart? 28 January 1986, 11:39 EST
Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launch, at 11:39 Eastern Standard Time on 28 January 1986, which is 16:39 UTC.
30 SEPT 2026History
What time did the Wright brothers first fly? 17 December 1903, 10:35
The first powered flight lifted off at Kitty Hawk at 10:35 local time on 17 December 1903, which is 15:35 UTC.
29 SEPT 2026Gifts
A birthday gift for someone who has everything
When they already own everything they need, give them the one thing nobody else can: the minute they were born, on a permanent public record.
29 SEPT 2026Gifts
A gift for grandparents: the minute their grandchild was born
Grandparents keep every photo. Give them the one thing they cannot frame: the exact minute the new baby arrived, recorded in the family name.
29 SEPT 2026Gifts
A memorial gift: recording a minute that should not be forgotten
A quiet way to remember someone: a permanent public record of a minute from their life, with their name, a photo and your words.
29 SEPT 2026History
What time did Apollo 11 land on the Moon? 20 July 1969, 20:17 UTC
The lunar module Eagle touched down at 20:17:40 UTC on 20 July 1969, which was 16:17 in Houston (EDT).
29 SEPT 2026History
What time did Neil Armstrong step on the Moon? 21 July 1969, 02:56 UTC
Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon at 02:56:15 UTC on 21 July 1969, which was still 20 July, 22:56, in Houston.
29 SEPT 2026History
What time did the Berlin Wall fall? 9 November 1989, the evening hours
There is no single minute. The announcement came around 18:53 Berlin time; the first checkpoint, Bornholmer Strasse, opened at about 23:30 (22:30 UTC).
26 SEPT 2026History
When did Galileo see the moons of Jupiter? 7 January 1610
On the evening of 7 January 1610, in Padua, Galileo pointed his telescope at Jupiter and saw three small stars in a line beside it. Nobody recorded the minute — but we know the evening.
26 SEPT 2026History
What time did Einstein die? 18 April 1955, 01:15 in Princeton
Albert Einstein died at Princeton Hospital at 01:15 on 18 April 1955, aged 76. In UTC that was 06:15. His last words were in German, and nobody in the room understood them.
26 SEPT 2026History
What time was JFK shot? 22 November 1963, 12:30 Dallas time
President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, at 12:30 local time on 22 November 1963, and pronounced dead at 13:00. In UTC: 18:30 and 19:00.
26 SEPT 2026History
What time was the Hiroshima bomb dropped? 6 August 1945, 08:15 local time
The atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima at 08:15 Japan time on 6 August 1945. In UTC that was 23:15 on 5 August — the day before. Here is the exact minute and why the date shifts.
26 SEPT 2026History
What time did the Titanic sink? 15 April 1912, 02:20 ship's time
The Titanic hit the iceberg at 23:40 on 14 April 1912 and went under at about 02:20 on 15 April, ship's time. In Greenwich time that was roughly 05:18. Here is why the clocks disagree.
22 SEPT 2026Gifts
A wedding gift that does not end up in a cupboard
Couples now marry with two full households behind them. The third salad bowl has nowhere to go. Here is how to give something that survives the first move.
21 SEPT 2026History
When did WW2 end in Europe? 8 May 1945, 23:01 Central European time
The German surrender was signed in Reims at 02:41 on 7 May 1945. Fighting was to stop at 23:01 Central European time on 8 May — already 9 May in Moscow. Here is the exact minute, and why it has two anniversaries.
20 SEPT 2026Gifts
An anniversary gift for the person who already has everything
After a decade together, most gifts are a polite duplicate of something already in the house. Here is what still works — and the one thing nobody owns yet.