Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 at 2 a.m. That means you should turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night.
History of Daylight Saving Time
According to the U.S. Library of Congress, the United States adopted Daylight Saving Time in 1918 during World War I, following Europe’s example, in order to save energy and take advantage of daylight hours.
Historical Dates
- March 15, 1918: The Standard Time Act is passed by Congress, creating Daylight Saving Time in the United States.
- March 19, 1918: The Standard Time Act is signed into law by President Wilson.
- March 31, 1918: Daylight Saving Time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
News Clips From 1918 – The First Daylight Saving Time
“Daylight will last an hour longer, which can be used for tennis or other sports.”
—“Here is How you Gain an Hour of Daylight Beginning Tomorrow Morning”
The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.)
March 20, 1918, Final Edition, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1-5.“All clocks are to be pushed ahead one hour to-morrow morning. The hour from 2 to 3 will be dropped, cut out as effectively as if it never were. Thus, Easter Sunday becomes the first twenty-three-hour day in United States history.”
—“City to Greet 23-Hour Day with Bands and a Chorus in Madison Square Park”
The Evening World (New York, NY)
March 30, 1918, Final Edition, Page 3, Image 3, col. 8.“The earth is approximately 24,000 miles around. It makes a full turn in twenty-four hours, or travels at the rate of say one thousand miles per hour. We poor mortals, clinging to the earth as best we can are being whirled around at this excessive rate of speed. We are going some. Yet Sunday morning at 2 o’clock, when the clocks were changed, we made an extra jump of a thousand miles in our mad race. Did you notice the change?”
—“What Became of that Hour that was Lost Sunday Morn?”
The Daily Gate City and Constitution-Democrat (Keokuk, IA)
April 1, 1918, Page 5, Image 5, col. 3-4.
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