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Home » Blog » Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time

March 10, 2020 Holidays

Daylight Saving Time

Twice a year Elkhart County residents have to adjust their clocks one hour, moving from Standard time to Daylight Saving Time and back again. This adjustment wasn’t always the case.

The concept of Day Light Saving Time (DST) was first documented in a letter sent by Benjamin Franklin in 1784. Franklin suggested adjusting sleep schedules according to the sun, to save on candles and to tax citizens for shutters. This idea of a DST was documented once again in 1895 when an entomologist in New Zealand, George Vernon Hudson requested two more hours of daylight to the Royal Society of New Zealand. Hudson wanted more time to look for insects after work, but his request was denied.

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