Daylight Saving time — Bunk History

A black an white photo of school children exiting a bus in the dark

The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the '70s. People Hated It.

The number one complaint: Children had to go to school in the dark.

by Andrew Beaujon via Washingtonian on March 15, 2022

Time Travel: Daylight Saving Time and the House

When first-term Representative Leon Sacks of Pennsylvania introduced H.R. 6546 on April 21, 1937, the Earth did not stop spinning. But it almost did.

via History, Art, & Archives: United States House of Representatives on November 1, 2019

Poster reading "Victory! Congress Passes Daylight Saving Bill," and "Get Your Hoe Ready!," depicting Uncle Sam and clock-related imagery.

100 Years Later, the Madness of Daylight Saving Time Endures

Unfortunately, there’s not an unlimited amount of daylight that we can squeeze out of our clocks.

by Michael Downing via The Conversation on March 9, 2018

When We Repealed Daylight Saving Time

Who sets the time? After the first repeal of Daylight Saving Time in 1919, the question only became harder to answer.

by Kate Wersan via Edge Effects on November 2, 2017

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