Daylight Saving Time @ AskWoody

Daylight Saving Time

Posted on March 12, 2017 at 11:33 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

Most of us in the US are one hour ahead of where we were yesterday.

Did you know that DST was first used in Ontario, in 1908? Germany was the first country to employ DST country-wide, in 1916, during World War I. Ben Franklin was an early proponent.

Here’s a detailed list of which areas sprang forward.

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