March 11, 2020

2020-03-11 00:00 UTC

Held by The Museum. Not for sale.

A pandemic is declared

A pandemic is declared
Photo: Gustavo Basso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The World Health Organization uses the word for COVID-19.
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Questions and answers

When exactly did a pandemic is declared take place?
It is recorded at 2020-03-11 00:00 UTC — March 11, 2020 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
Can this minute be bought?
No. Museum minutes are curated historical entries held permanently by the registry and are never for sale. The minutes around them can be claimed.
What does owning a minute mean?
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.
Independent proof

Recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain

Confirmed on October 1, 2026 in block 969,500. Anyone can verify this record exists, without us.

SHA-256 b2cba19976e17c833ddb33a466be7d6c0556ac93394fa21f063fdf5c1dd20c52

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