While Benjamin Franklin may have been first to suggest saving daylight in
1784, he made no mention Daylight Saving Time (DST). It was William Willett
who first officially proposed DST to the British government, though he was
unable to convince Parliment to adopt it. Though often referred to as “summer
time” in British English, it was the Germans (during World War One, no less)
who first put DST into practice, choosing the initial dates of April 30th,
1916, through October 1st, 1916. Not to be outdone, the Brits followed suit,
first adopting it between May 21st and October 1st, 1916.

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On March 6 we made a number of changes to the website. We will still be tweaking for a few days. If you see something that looks like a problem or have a suggestion, email peter@geekcom.com with the URL and a description of the problem.

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 Technology Bytes Feb 28-2007 [120:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (139)

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