Daylight Saving Time
On Sunday, November 3, 2024 (the first Sunday in November), at 2:00 AM, clocks were turned backward one hour to 1:00 AM. This was officially the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the US, time to “Fall Back.” Humans may or may not appreciate the change in time. My dogs, however, think I am the worst person on earth for “delaying” dinner time. I am convinced they have an internal alarm clock. One pup is whining at my side while I write this blog post. DST was first observed in 1918 to conserve energy during WWI and WWII, to permit more cost-effective war-time production, and to mitigate blackouts. In fact, at times, it was called “War Time.” From 1945 to 1966, there were no uniform DST rules, which was chaotic for broadcasting and transport. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 aligned switch dates across the US. There were two periods after the 1973 Oil Embargo when the DST period was extended to try to save energy: ten months in 1974 and eight months in 1975. Over the next 11 years, the D