History of time in the United States
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title:
History of time in the United States
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The history of standard time in the United States began November 18, 1883, when United States and Canadian railroads instituted standard time in time zones. Before then, time of day was a local matter, and most cities and towns used some form of local solar time, maintained by some well-known clock. The standard time system was not immediately embraced by all. Standard time in time zones was established in U.S. law in the Standard Time Act on March 19, 1918, at which time daylight saving time wa
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Different time zones in the history of the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_time_in_the_United_States
date created:
2004-02-21T20:25:01Z
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2024-09-05T22:21:36Z
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