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    Twice a year in the United States, clocks are adjusted forward or back by one hour for Daylight Saving Time; in spring clocks move ahead and in fall they move back to standard time. Benjamin Franklin first proposed the idea in the 1790s to take advantage of more daylight and save energy, though he was initially thought to be joking; the U.S. adopted it during World Wars I and II to conserve energy. Congress standardized Daylight Saving Time across the country in 1966 with the Uniform Time Act.

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    Twice a year in the United States, clocks are adjusted forward or back by one hour for Daylight Saving Time; in spring clocks move ahead and in fall they move back to standard time. Benjamin Franklin first proposed the idea in the 1790s to take advantage of more daylight and save energy, though he was initially thought to be joking; the U.S. adopted it during World Wars I and II to conserve energy. Congress standardized Daylight Saving Time across the country in 1966 with the Uniform Time Act.

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    Twice a year in the United States, clocks are adjusted forward or back by one hour for Daylight Saving Time; in spring clocks move ahead and in fall they move back to standard time. Benjamin Franklin first proposed the idea in the 1790s to take advantage of more daylight and save energy, though he was initially thought to be joking; the U.S. adopted it during World Wars I and II to conserve energy. Congress standardized Daylight Saving Time across the country in 1966 with the Uniform Time Act.

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    Twice a year all the clocks in the United States are changed by one hour.

    In the
    spring clocks are moved ahead an hour. This is called Daylight Saving Time. In the
    fall clocks are set back an hour to standard time. People remember how to change
    their clocks by remembering the saying: ‘Spring forward, fall back’. It seems
    Benjamin Franklin was the first person to propose the idea of Daylight Saving
    Time back in the 1790s. At the time people thought he was joking, they couldn’t
    believe he was serious. Many years later during WWI people realized what an
    innovative idea he’d had. In the spring and summer, the sun rises earlier. By
    moving the clock ahead, people can take advantage of the extra daylight and save
    energy. Energy is an important resource, of course, especially during wartime. The
    United States operated on Daylight Saving Time during WWI and again during
    WWII. After that, some parts of the country observed Daylight Saving Time, and
    some didn’t. Beginning and ending dates varied from place to place. This
    confusion ended in 1966 when the Congress passed the Uniformed Time Act
    standardizing the process and Making Daylight Saving Time a Federal Law. Since
    then some lawmakers have proposed that the United States go to year-round
    Daylight Saving Time.

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