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  2. Daylight saving time in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Ohio Clock in the U.S. Capitol being turned forward for the country's first daylight saving time on March 31, 1918 by the Senate sergeant at arms Charles Higgins.. Most of the United States observes daylight saving time (DST), the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour when there is longer daylight during the day, so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less.

  3. Daylight saving time in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Daylight saving time in the Americas is the arrangement in the Americas by which clocks are advanced by one hour in spring and moved back in autumn, to make the most of seasonal daylight. The practice is widespread in North America, with most of Canada and the United States participating, but much less so in Central and South America.

  4. 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.

  5. The history of daylight saving timeā€”and why some are ... - AOL

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    Outside North America and Europe, where most countries observe daylight saving time, the practice is far less common. Egypt is the only country in Africa that adheres to daylight saving time.

  6. Why do we have daylight saving time? Here's quick history on ...

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    This weekend, those clocks need to get turned back, as the end of daylight saving time is almost here. Daylight saving time will end on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 at 2 a.m. The annual task means the ...

  7. Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time - AOL

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    Daylight Saving Time has its roots in train schedules, but it was put into practice in Europe and the United States to save fuel and power during World War I, according to the US Department of ...

  8. Daylight saving time by country - Wikipedia

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    Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time, is the practice of advancing clocks during part of the year, typically by one hour around spring and summer, so that daylight ends at a later time of the day.

  9. 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.