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  2. No, Ben Franklin Did Not Invent Daylight Saving Time - AOL

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    Though President Franklin D. Roosevelt relaunched it in 1942, the time change wasn’t official until 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson signed a law to make the start and end dates of Daylight ...

  3. Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial, formerly known as the Edith Cowan Memorial Clock, is a clock tower at the entrance to Kings Park in Perth, Western Australia. It was built in 1934 as a memorial to Edith Cowan, the first female member of any Australian parliament. It was unveiled on 9 June 1934 and is the first civic monument erected in ...

  4. List of Art Deco buildings in Perth - Wikipedia

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    This page is a list of historically significant Art Deco and Moderne buildings in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area. Commercial buildings Name Address Date Architect Image Art Deco Shop (Persian Carpet Gallery) 102 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands 1938 W G Leighton Atlas Building 8-10 The Esplanade, Perth 1931 F. G. B. Hawkins Bank of NSW 899 Hay St, Perth 1935 Clock Tower Building & Moon ...

  5. Time is money (aphorism) - Wikipedia

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    An 1837 clock-themed token coin with the phrase "Time is money" inscribed "Time is money" is an aphorism that is claimed to have originated [1] in "Advice to a Young Tradesman", an essay by Benjamin Franklin that appeared in George Fisher's 1748 book, The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion, in which Franklin wrote, "Remember that time is money."

  6. 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 ...

  7. Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

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    A portrait of Franklin c. 1746–1750, [Note 3] by Robert Feke widely believed to be the earliest known painting of Franklin [69] [70] Join, or Die, a 1754 political cartoon by Franklin, urged the colonies to join the Seven Years' War in the French and Indian War; the cartoon was later resurrected, serving as an iconic symbol in support of the ...

  8. London Court - Wikipedia

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    London Court is a four-level mock Tudor open shopping arcade located in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. [1] It was built in 1937 by wealthy gold financier and businessman Claude de Bernales for residential and commercial purposes.

  9. Will James Franklin, Penn State finally win the big one ... - AOL

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    Its budget for name, image and likeness (NIL) payments — uncompetitive two years ago — is now very much competitive. On the field, coach James Franklin is in his 11th season and making $8.5 ...