5 Things to Know About Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time ended today Sunday, Nov. 4, at 2 a.m. Remember, you’ll “fall back” and you need to set your clocks back one hour. Many electronic devices automatically adjust when Daylight Savings Time begins or ends.

Here are five things to know about Daylight Saving Time:

1. According to the United States Census Bureau, time zones around the world were set by delegates from 25 nations at a Washington, D.C. conference in 1884. 

2. In the United States, Charles Dowd had proposed four time zones in 1883 to standardize chaotic railroad tables.

3. Daylight Saving Time 2013 begins Sunday, March 10, 2013.

4. Until 2005, daylight saving time began on the first Sunday in April and ended on the last Sunday in October. With the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, daylight saving time was extended by a total of four weeks.  The start date was moved to the second Sunday in March and the end date was shifted to the first Sunday in November.

5. Daylight Saving Time is a good time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms according to the United States Fire Administration.

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