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Many people believe that daylight saving time was originated for farmers and school children, but that really isn't the case......
Daylight-saving time originated from energy conservation efforts of the First World War. Congress passed the Standard Time Act of 1918, and the extra hour of light remained in effect until the end of the war. The act also officially accepted today's geographical time zones originally established in 1883 by railroad companies to standardize their schedules. Before 1918, major cities and regions throughout the country set clocks according to astronomical conditions.
World War II saw the return of daylight-saving time, again for the purpose of conserving energy by extending the sunshine hours. After war's end, many states saw the light of advantage in continuing extra sunlight. To establish a nationwide continuity of time, Congress enacted the Uniform Time Act, which established a standard period for the conservation effort. The Uniform Time Act remained the same for 30 years until Congress and President Ronald Reagan passed an amendment in 1986 moving the start of the period from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday. It was estimated in 1974 that daylight savings time helped to save more than 600,000 barrels of oil annually.
Daylight-saving time originated from energy conservation efforts of the First World War. Congress passed the Standard Time Act of 1918, and the extra hour of light remained in effect until the end of the war. The act also officially accepted today's geographical time zones originally established in 1883 by railroad companies to standardize their schedules. Before 1918, major cities and regions throughout the country set clocks according to astronomical conditions.
World War II saw the return of daylight-saving time, again for the purpose of conserving energy by extending the sunshine hours. After war's end, many states saw the light of advantage in continuing extra sunlight. To establish a nationwide continuity of time, Congress enacted the Uniform Time Act, which established a standard period for the conservation effort. The Uniform Time Act remained the same for 30 years until Congress and President Ronald Reagan passed an amendment in 1986 moving the start of the period from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday. It was estimated in 1974 that daylight savings time helped to save more than 600,000 barrels of oil annually.
