Volume 12 , Issue 45

Daylight Saving Time

It was February 9, 1942, when Congress pushes ahead standard time for the United States by one hour in each time zone.

Daylight saving time, suggested by President Roosevelt, was imposed to conserve fuel, and could be traced back to World War I, when Congress imposed one standard time on the United States to enable the country to better utilize resources, following the European model.

The 1918 Standard Time Act was meant to be in effect for only seven months of the year. It was discontinued nationally after the war. Individual states continued to turn clocks ahead one hour in spring and back one hour in fall.

The World War II legislation imposed daylight saving time for the entire nation for the entire year. It was repealed September 30, 1945, when individual states once again imposed their own Standard time.

It was not until 1966 that Congress passed legislation setting a standard time that permanently superceded local habits.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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