Interesting facts about the transfer of time in the US

In addition to yellow leaves, vibrant pumpkins, and a variety of seasonal vegetables and fruits, autumn in the United States is also associated with the transition to winter time, which this year happened today, November 7.

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Thus, dawn in the morning will now be an hour earlier, but it will also darken earlier. Presumably the goal of introducing daylight saving time, which this year ended on November 1, was to save energy, reduce crime and prevent accidents. USA Today.

Here are 12 fun facts you might not know about daylight saving time:

1. Benjamin Franklin called on his countrymen to work during the day and sleep after dark, thereby saving money on candles. Although this may have nothing to do with the idea of ​​switching hours twice a year.

2. Time change was introduced in the United States during the First World War to save fuel used to light homes. It was introduced by the Standard Time Act of 1918. During World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt signed a decree to keep the country on daylight saving time all year round.

3. The correct English term for summer time daylight saving time, however in Australia, Canada and the United States it is often used daylight savingS time, which gives a completely different meaning to the whole phrase.

4. In the US, the Department of Transportation is responsible for time conversion and time zones.

5. Daylight saving time became a federal law in 1966, it was signed by President Lyndon Johnson.

6. Only two US states do not transfer watches, this is Hawaii and Arizona. In addition, some US territories do not follow this rule: American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

7. A part of Indiana did not translate hours until 2006, until this rule became state law.

8. Twenty-six US states have expressed a desire to abandon the transfer hours, leaving summer time. Florida may be the first of them, but for this to happen, the US Congress will have to change the law.

9. Eight months of the year are on summer time, and only four are on winter time.

10. People older than 65 years may feel bad due to the transfer of time.

11. During the energy crisis of the 1970s, Congress ordered the states to switch to daylight saving time between January 1974 and April 1975.

12. About 70 countries of the world, most of which are located in North America and Europe, switch their clocks to summer and winter time.

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