Sunday, April 3, 2005

The History of Daylight Savings Time...

In 1918, the first national legislation for a daylight-saving plan passed under Woodrow Wilson. Opponents lobbied for a return to "God's time," arguing the plan would disrupt international trade, render almanacs useless and cause an "increase in the nervous diseases." The legislation was repealed in 1919.

More background:

http://www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Did-Ben-Franklin-Start-Daylight-Savings-&story_id=32224

Hope everyone remembered to change all their clocks.
Happy Sunday to all.

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