daylight savings time was started in usa in 1918.
daylight savings time was started in usa in 1918.
when was daylight savings time started in usa?
1918
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general topic









































bullet::::- daylight saving time









































bullet::::- daylight saving time by country









































bullet::::- list of states passing full-year daylight savings time displays a list of states attempting to move to year-round daylight savings time









































bullet::::- chu distributes official time in canada









































bullet::::- history of time in the united states includes a list of historical daylight saving dates back to 1918









































official civil time distribution









































bullet::::- wwv and wwvh (nist shortwave)









































bullet::::- wwvb (nist longwave)









































quasi-governmental time distribution systems









































bullet::::- cdma cellphone stratum 2 time distribution system









































bullet::::- gnss global navigation stratum 1 time distribution system









































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daylight saving time in the united states
as explained by richard meade in the english journal of the (american) national council of teachers of english, the form "daylight savings time" (with an "s") was already in 1978 much more common than the older form "daylight saving time" in american english ("the change has been virtually accomplished"). nevertheless, even dictionaries such as merriam-webster's, american heritage, and oxford, which describe actual usage instead of prescribing outdated usage (and therefore also list the newer form), still list the older form first. this is because the older form is still very common in print and preferred by many editors. ("although "daylight saving time" is considered correct, "daylight savings time" (with an "s") is commonly used.") the first two words are sometimes hyphenated ("daylight-saving(s) time"). merriam-webster's also lists the forms daylight saving (without "time"), daylight savings (without "time"), and daylight time. the oxford dictionary of american usage and style explains the development and current situation as follows: "although the singular form "daylight saving time" is the original one, dating from the early 20th century—and is preferred by some usage critics—the plural form is now extremely common in ame. [...] the rise of "daylight savings time" appears to have resulted from the avoidance of a miscue: when "saving" is used, readers might puzzle momentarily over whether "saving" is a gerund (the saving of daylight) or a participle (the time for saving). [...] using "savings" as the adjective—as in "savings account" or "savings bond"—makes perfect sense. more than that, it ought to be accepted as the better form."
daylight saving time