Title:
History of daylight saving time shows it has benefits that would pay off year-round
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
daylight savings history
Object ID:
Kim08-052
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
11/01/2001
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
It was Benjamin Franklin in the 18th century who first suggested the daylight savings system in order to save candles but the plan never caught on. Englishman William Willett championed daylight saving time in his 1907 book titled "Waste of Daylight". Henry C. Garfield during World War I got the idea adopted and Congress passed a bill in 1917 to authorize advancing clocks one hour from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Farmers objected and after the Armistice was signed, the bill was repealed. During World War II, Congress again imposed daylight saving, this time on a year-round basis and most European countries followed this example. In 1987 Congress fixed the period of daylight saving from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October.
People:
Franklin, Benjamin
Willett, William
Garfield, Henry C.
Willett, William
Garfield, Henry C.
Search Terms:
daylight savings history