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October 27, 1962

1962-10-27 00:00 UTC

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One vote against

One vote against
Photo: Image courtesy by Olga Arkhipova · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vasili Arkhipov refuses to authorise a nuclear torpedo aboard B-59 at the height of the Cuban missile crisis.
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When exactly did one vote against take place?
It is recorded at 1962-10-27 00:00 UTC — October 27, 1962 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
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No. Museum minutes are curated historical entries held permanently by the registry and are never for sale. The minutes around them can be claimed.
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Buy The Time is a novelty registry. Nobody buys real time or property — an owner buys a permanent, public entry against one UTC minute in this database, visible to everyone.
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SHA-256 6cb26902c75970e3a952060f77b58d614555d56242868db83b6d2f283326c11b

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