This idea was first implemented by the French in 1784, after a satirical article by Benjamin Franklin. America first adopted this idea during World War I, and in World War II, it was mandated to occur year-round. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to make this nationwide,* unless a state opted out. Alaska, Hawaii, and Arizona have never had this, and most of Indiana did not use this until a 2005 state law mandated its use. For 10 points, name this concept, in which Americans move their clocks forward in March and back in November.
This idea was first implemented by the French in 1784, after a satirical article by Benjamin Franklin. America first adopted this idea during World War I, and in World War II, it was mandated to occur year-round. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to make this nationwide,* unless a state opted out. Alaska, Hawaii, and Arizona have never had this, and most of Indiana did not use this until a 2005 state law mandated its use. For 10 points, name this concept, in which Americans move their clocks forward in March and back in November.
This idea was first implemented by the French in 1784, after a satirical article by Benjamin Franklin.