Daylight Savings Time was first introduced in the United States on March 19, 1918.
Daylight Savings Time (DST) is a practice that has been adopted by many countries across the world to conserve energy. It’s been around for over 100 years, but only since 2007 has it been implemented in the United States. On March 19, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson approved the law that made DST official. However, it wasn’t until 1966 that Congress passed a law requiring all states to observe DST.
The original idea behind DST was to make better use of daylight hours during summer months. By moving clocks forward an hour during summer months and back an hour during winter months, people would have more time in sunlight when they are awake and less time in darkness when they are asleep. This change is intended to give people more daylight hours for activities like working or playing outside.
