The first daylight saving time took place in the early 1900s, with the passing of the Standard Time Act being used to save fuel costs during World War I by adding an extra hour of sunlight to the day, ...

The practice, established by the Standard Time Act in 1918, according to the U.S. Astronomical Applications Department, is an effort to extend the daylight hours we have in the summertime by pushing ...

when President Woodrow Wilson signed the Standard Time Act into law. The end of daylight saving time means there will be more light in the morning and it will get dark earlier in the evening.

sunset is at 4:49 p.m. Time zones in the U.S. were established by the Standard Time Act in 1918, which also introduced daylight savings, according to the U.S. Astronomical Application Department ...

In March 1918, The Standard Time Act was passed by Congress, creating daylight saving time in the United States. President Woodrow Wilson signed the act into law, which then went into effect on ...