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Skriven 2014-10-30 09:22:00 av TOM WALKER (1:123/140)
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Ärende: Re: Gold Coast 600
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EV> TW> DST was not designed for time at the Beach. It was a measure to
EV> TW> increase productivity during war as I recall

EV>Howdy! Tom,

EV>I can't remember if the Korean War was still going in the 1950's when
EV>the Drive In Movie Theaters wanted people to sign a petition against
EV>the change to CDT from the CST Zone, later the Time Line changed again
EV>to place my area in the EST/EDT Zone supposely to allow businessmen who
EV>Fly Roundtrip to cities that were in the Eastern Time Zone, time to get
EV>back home while the Sun was still shining.

EV>I think the Stores liked the Extra Hour of Sunlight to stay open an
EV>extra hour for their customers to shop.
EV>73

Now days that is for sure.
Here is some trivia about DST:

The concept of setting the clocks ahead in the spring in order to make
better use of natural daylight was first introduced by US inventor
Benjamin Franklin in 1784.

DST was first widely used in Europe

Germany was the first country to implement DST. Clocks there were first
turned forward at 11:00 p.m. (23:00) on April 30, 1916.

DST history in Europe

The rationale was to minimize the use of artificial lighting in order to
save fuel for the war effort during World War I. The idea was quickly
followed by Britain and many other countries, including the United
States. Many countries reverted back to standard time post-World War I.
It wasn't until the next World War that DST made its return in many
countries in order to save vital energy resources for the war.

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted year-round DST in the
United States, called "War Time" during World War II from February 9,
1942 to September 30, 1945. The change was implemented 40 days after the
bombing of Pearl Harbor and during this time, the U.S. time zones were
called "Eastern War Time", "Central War Time", and "Pacific War Time".
After the surrender of Japan in mid-August 1945, the time zones were
relabeled "Peace Time".

Britain applied "Double Summer Time" during World War II by setting the
clocks two hours ahead of GMT during the summer and one hour ahead of
GMT during the winter.
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