Right On Time

Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there!

Daylight Savings Time is coming up, so don't forget!

How did Daylight Savings Time come about? Back in 1907, an Englishman named William Willett proposed a way to make better use of daylight and save energy as well. Mr. Willett published a pamphlet called "Waste of Daylight". However, this proposal did not catch on until almost ten years later. In 1915, Germany first used this idea during World War I. They set their clocks ahead one hour.

In 1917, U.S. Congress passed a law called the Standard Time Act, which included Daylight Savings Time. It was decided to be enforced on March 30th, and ended in October. Today we change our clocks forward one hour on March 10th, and turn our clocks back one hour on November 3rd. Different communities decide whether to use Daylight Savings Time.