Sandford Fleming was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland on this date in 1827. He would emigrate to colonial Canada at 18 and gain fame as an innovator and nation builder. He promoted worldwide standard time zones and designed Canada's first postage stamp. Fleming also helped unite the young country by engineering much of the Intercolonial and Canadian Pacific Railways. . . . . ____________________________________ #scotland #thisisscotland #ig_scotland #instascotland #scottishhistory #stamps #engineer ##canadianhistory #scottishcanadian #sandfordfleming ____________________________________