I hate the time zone change, because it means all my east coast, and Michigan friends are an hour ahead of me now. Where I live we NEVER change our time, although our television schedule gets screwed~ I love all the time saved when it comes to not having to change every electronic device I have, and every watch. I think that's some serious daylight time saving!
Most of Indiana and most of Arizona are always on standard time.
Standard time in time zones was instituted in the U.S. and Canada by the railroads on 18 November 1883. Before then, time of day was a local matter, and most cities and towns used some form of local solar time, maintained by some well-known clock (for example, on a church steeple or in a jeweler's window). The new standard time system was not immediately embraced by all, however.
Use of standard time gradually increased because of its obvious practical advantages for communication and travel. Standard time in time zones was not established in U.S. law until the Act of March 19, 1918, sometimes called the Standard Time Act. The act also established daylight saving time, itself a contentious idea. Daylight saving time was repealed in 1919, but standard time in time zones remained in law, with the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) having the authority over time zone boundaries. Daylight time became a local matter. It was re-established nationally early in World War II, and was continuously observed until the end of the war. After the war its use varied among states and localities. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 provided standardization in the dates of beginning and end of daylight time in the U.S. but allowed for local exemptions from its observance. The act also continued the authority of the ICC over time zone boundaries. In subsequent years, Congress transferred the authority over time zones to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), modifed (several times) the beginning date of daylight time, and renamed the three westernmost time zones."
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I learned about the few areas in the country that don't change clocks just recently. Strange I think. You don't change times. You change time zones! Odd. So, what, prime time starts at 7pm now? Or do I have it backwards? Screwy!
I might be wrong about this, but doesn't Indiana split on who does Daylight Savings and who doesn't? Like part of the state is on DST and the other part isn't? Crazy!
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