Wednesday morning, “Daylight Savings Time 2011” created a buzz as people around the US and in Utah asked when do we turn back the clock, and when does Daylight Savings Time end? That day is November 6, 2011.
Every year, daylight savings time begins on the second Sunday of March at 2:00 am in the United States. Daylight savings time is not observed in Hawaii or in most of Arizona (the Navajo Nation does observe it), but it is observed in all other states.
Daylight savings time has changed several times over the years, and this has resulted in many Americans being confused. The first daylight savings law in the US began in 1918 then was repealed in 1919. It was observed in local jurisdictions in 1945, and then became the Uniform Time Act revision in 1972. Emergency Daylight Saving times began in 1974. The Uniform Time Act revision began in 1986. Then there was the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
The US Department of Transportation conducted survey of Americans and found that people like daylight savings time because it allows for long evenings with daylight and they can enjoy more activities later in the day while they are outside.
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