... ends on Oct 29th...
This coming Sunday, Oct. 29, Daylight Saving Time ends -- that means you "fall back" one hour.
How much do you know about Daylight Saving Time?
Benjamin Franklin was the first to suggest the idea back in 1784. But the idea fell on "deaf ears."
The idea was picked up again in 1907 by an Englishman, William Willett. Willet was passing by a home where the shades were down while the sun was still up. He wrote a pamphlet entitled "The Waste of Daylight" because of this observation. But nothing happened until 1916 when the British Parliament introduced the British Summer Time and clocks were put one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) during the summer months. Britain saw that the nation could save energy and changed their clocks during the First World War.
The U.S. Followed Britain's example and in 1918 placed the country on Daylight Saving Time for the remainder of the war. It was observed for seven months in 1918 and 1919. The law was so unpopular that it was later repealed.
When the U.S. Went to war again in 1942, Congress reinstated Daylight Saving Time. Time was advanced one hour to save energy and remained that way, year-round until September 30, 1945.
From 1945 to 1966 there was no U.S. Law about Daylight Saving Time and states and local communities were free to observe it -- or not.
This caused a great deal of confusion -- especially for the broadcasting industry as well as for trains and buses. Because of all the different local customs and laws, radio and TV stations and the transportation companies had to publish new schedules every time a state or town began or ended Daylight Saving Time.
By 1966 some 100 million Americans were observing Daylight Saving Time and Congress decided to step in and end the confusion. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 created Daylight Saving Time to begin on the last Sunday of April and end on the last Sunday of October. Participation was still optional, but if an area chose to participate, they were required to observe the days and times as put forth by the Act. In 1986 the law was amended to begin Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday (instead of the last Sunday) in April.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 takes effect next year - 2007. DST begins three weeks earlier, starting the second Sunday in March and is extended by one week to the first Sunday in November.
One last thing -- it is Daylight Saving (singular) Time. We are saving daylight, so it is singular and not plural.
This coming Sunday, Oct. 29, Daylight Saving Time ends -- that means you "fall back" one hour.
How much do you know about Daylight Saving Time?
Benjamin Franklin was the first to suggest the idea back in 1784. But the idea fell on "deaf ears."
The idea was picked up again in 1907 by an Englishman, William Willett. Willet was passing by a home where the shades were down while the sun was still up. He wrote a pamphlet entitled "The Waste of Daylight" because of this observation. But nothing happened until 1916 when the British Parliament introduced the British Summer Time and clocks were put one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) during the summer months. Britain saw that the nation could save energy and changed their clocks during the First World War.
The U.S. Followed Britain's example and in 1918 placed the country on Daylight Saving Time for the remainder of the war. It was observed for seven months in 1918 and 1919. The law was so unpopular that it was later repealed.
When the U.S. Went to war again in 1942, Congress reinstated Daylight Saving Time. Time was advanced one hour to save energy and remained that way, year-round until September 30, 1945.
From 1945 to 1966 there was no U.S. Law about Daylight Saving Time and states and local communities were free to observe it -- or not.
This caused a great deal of confusion -- especially for the broadcasting industry as well as for trains and buses. Because of all the different local customs and laws, radio and TV stations and the transportation companies had to publish new schedules every time a state or town began or ended Daylight Saving Time.
By 1966 some 100 million Americans were observing Daylight Saving Time and Congress decided to step in and end the confusion. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 created Daylight Saving Time to begin on the last Sunday of April and end on the last Sunday of October. Participation was still optional, but if an area chose to participate, they were required to observe the days and times as put forth by the Act. In 1986 the law was amended to begin Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday (instead of the last Sunday) in April.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 takes effect next year - 2007. DST begins three weeks earlier, starting the second Sunday in March and is extended by one week to the first Sunday in November.
One last thing -- it is Daylight Saving (singular) Time. We are saving daylight, so it is singular and not plural.
