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  2. History of time in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The evolution of United States standard time zone boundaries from 1919 to 2024 in five-year increments. Plaque in Chicago marking the creation of the four time zones of the continental US in 1883 Colorized 1913 time zone map of the United States, showing boundaries very different from today Map of U.S. time zones during between April 2, 2006, and March 11, 2007.

  3. Daylight saving time in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] [15] Beginning in 1967, the act mandated standard time within the established time zones and provided for advanced time: Clocks would be advanced one hour beginning at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday in April and turned back one hour at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday in October. States were allowed to exempt themselves from DST as long as ...

  4. Time in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Originally this ran from the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October. Two subsequent amendments, in 1986 and 2005, have shifted these days so that daylight saving time now runs from the second Sunday in March until the first Sunday in November. Arizona time: Year-round Mountain Standard Time (red) and DST (yellow)

  5. Daylight saving time: 10 interesting facts on why we set ...

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    In 1966, Congress approved the Uniform Time Act, which included a requirement that clocks be set ahead one hour beginning at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in April and turned back one hour at 2 a.m ...

  6. Daylight saving time ends: California clocks to change but ...

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    For states like California, Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 5, which means clocks round back one hour at 2 a.m. The extra hour can shift your body clock, disrupt sleep and “throw ...

  7. Daylight saving time - Wikipedia

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    Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight saving(s), daylight savings time, daylight time (United States and Canada), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time.

  8. Why Americans shifted, scrapped minutes and changed time ...

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    On Nov. 18, 1883, Americans adopted four standardized time zones, replacing a confusing, dangerous hodgepodge of times. Why Americans shifted, scrapped minutes and changed time forever 141 years ...

  9. Permanent time observation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the nationwide implementation of DST in 1967, some American states observed permanent Standard Time. [7] Currently in the US, Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation), Hawaii, and all permanently inhabited territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) observe permanent standard time. [8]