The concept of daylight saving time was first federally introduced during World War I with the Standard Time Act of 1918. Though the federal enforcement of the law was later repealed, it remains ...

The law was so controversial, daylight saving time was repealed in 1919, reinstated during World War II, and went on to become a state and local decision. But the the Uniform Time Act of 1966 made ...

But Germany popularized DST after it first set the clocks forward on April 30, 1916, to save coal during World War I. Daylight saving time became a national standard in 1966 when President Lyndon B.

Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel ...

The idea dates back to World War I, although some credit Benjamin Franklin for daylight saving time due to a satirical letter he wrote in 1784 stating: "Every morning, as soon as the sun rises ...

We fell back — now, it's time to spring forward again. Daylight saving time will officially begin in North America on Sunday March 9, 2025, when clocks move forward by an hour. In most of Europe ...

The U.S. has previously implemented daylight saving time year-round twice, once in World War II for fuel conservation and once in 1974 as "trial run" during an energy crisis.

Daylight saving time was originally introduced in the U.S. as a wartime energy-saving measure during World War I and again during World War II, with the idea that citizens would use natural light ...

Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War. The law also established a standard ...