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The muddled, complicated history of clock-setting in the United States
It was 1907 when Englishman William Willett proposed advancing clocks 20 minutes each Sunday in April and reversing them in September. He said daylight made people more cheerful.
Some jokers said maybe the freezing point should be set at 45 degrees so people would feel warmer in winter.
For most of the early 19th century, America had a confusing mix of times. Each community could decide what time it was. The state of Wisconsin had 38 time zones. In 1883, the railroad standardized time zones for itself, but that didn't matter much to people who weren't traveling.
Early supporters of clock turning included Marcus Marks, president of the borough of Manhattan. He said people would stay out later, play more games and spend more money, making everyone healthier and wealthier.
"Summer Time" was also supported by chamber of commerce, restaurants, the American Medical Association, insurance companies and labor unions.
All this might not have been enough, but then there was World War I. The government said fewer lamps lit in the evening would mean more fuel for the war effort. On March 31, 1918, America turned its clocks ahead one hour.
But in 1918, many Americans didn't even own a clock. On farms, people rose at sunrise and retried after twilight.
During World War II, clocks were set ahead year round. But from 1945 to 1966, states and cities could choose if and when to observe daylight time. One 35-mile strip between West Virginia and Ohio had seven time zones.
The Uniform Time Act of 1966 standardized daylight-saving time, though states can pass a law to exempt themselves. Areas near large cities can opt to stay in the city's time zone even if they are in a different state.
Arizona (except for the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii, are now the only states that don't observe daylight-saving time.
Spring Forward, Fall Back
USA Daylight Saving Time Ends
2:00 AM Sunday, November 7, 2010
Turn your clocks back one hour
Saturday night, November 6th!
JUST MOVE YOUR MOUSE AROUND. IT IS AMAZING
Here is a great picture of Mt. St. Helens in 360 degree's.... The mountains you see in the back ground are Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams, & if you rotate further you can see Mt. Hood in the distance...
Capture The Moment
By: Author Unknown
The baby is teething, the children are fighting, and my husband just called and said to eat dinner without him. Okay, one of these days you'll shout, "Why don't you grow up and act your age?" ….. and they will. Or, "You guys get outside and find yourself something to do and don't slam the door." ….. and they won't. You'll straighten up their bedrooms all neat and tidy with bumper stickers discarded, bed-spread tucked and smoothed, toys all displayed on the shelves, hangers in the closets, animals caged, and you'll say out loud, "Now I want you to stay this way!" …. and they will. Then you'll prepare a perfect dinner with a salad that hasn't been picked to death, a cake with no finger traces through the frosting, and you'll say, "Now there's a meal for company." …. but you'll eat it alone. And you'll say, "I want complete privacy on the phone! No dancing around, no pantomimes, no demolition crews! Silence! Do you hear me?" …. and you'll have it. No more plastic tablecloths stained with spaghetti, no more anxious nights under a vaporizer tent, no more dandelion bouquets, no more iron-on patches, no more wet-knotted shoe strings, no more tight boots, or rubber bands on pony tails. Now, imagine your lipstick with a point. No baby sitter on New Year's Eve. Washing clothes only once a week. No PTA meetings, no car pools, no blaring radios, having your own roll of tape, no more Christmas presents made out of toothpicks and paste, no more wet-oatmeal kisses, no tooth fairy, no giggles in the dark, no knees to Band-aid. Only a memory of a voice crying, "Why don't you grow up?" And in the silence will come the echo, "I did."
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