When do We Put the Clocks Back?
Prior to 2007, people the United States always set their clocks forward an hour on the first Sunday in April and set their clocks back an hour on the last Sunday in October to observe Daylight Savings Time rules. However, as of the year 2007, Daylight Savings Time began to change and is now in place between the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November a change of only a few weeks. In 2007, the clocks will be set back on November 4th. This change was made as a result of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which was designed to lower the use of energy for heating and illuminating homes.
The Invention Of Daylight Savings Time
Many people mistakenly accredit the invention of Daylight Savings Time and the changing of the clocks with Benjamin Franklin. While he did in fact realize that people in Paris were saving countless candles at the time by changing their clocks during the year, he did not do anything with this knowledge, as the standardization of time had not yet become a reality.
It was not until 1905 that Daylight Savings time was actually taken seriously. Inventor William Willett was the man who was responsible for inventing and advocating such changes in time in order to use the natural light of the sun more efficiently. The first recorded use of Daylight Savings Time came during April of 1916 when the Germans (and their occupied territories and allies) began to use Daylight Savings Time in order to make their armies maximize the number of daylight hours at their disposal and conserve vital heating oil and other fuels. Other counties in Europe soon followed Germany's example; and in 1918 the United States joined the growing group of nations which practiced Daylight Savings Time and the changing of the clocks. It was not until 1966 though that Daylight Savings Time in the United States was officially standardized by the Uniform Time Act.
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