Daylight Saving Time
Introduction
When we change our clocks
Rationale and original idea
First there was Standard time
Early adoption and U.S. law
Changes and irregularities
Worldwide daylight saving
Worldwide daylight saving
Worldwide daylight saving
 
 
      
 

Come learn the history of daylight saving, from Benjamin Franklin to the present...

Just as sunflowers turn their heads to catch every sunbeam, so too have we discovered a simple way to get more from our sun.

We've learned to save energy and enjoy sunny summer evenings by switching our clocks an hour forward in the summer.

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