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forward one hour in the spring and back one hour in the fall
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Act was amended in October 1974 >
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year-round DST beginning January 6, 1974, and ending April 27, 1975.
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ended in 1975
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standard time for the period beginning October 27, 1974, and ending February 23, 1975, when DST resumed
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states split between time zones to exempt either the entire state or that part of the state lying within a different time zone
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1972,
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1 968, Arizona became the first > > state to exempt itsel >f
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clocks would be advanced one hour beginning at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday in April and turned back one hour at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday in October
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Uniform Time Act of 1966
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year-round DST, called 'War Time,' on February 9, 1942. It lasted until the last Sunday in September 1945
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DST became a local option
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Congress abolished DST after the war
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summer DST to begin on March 31, 1918
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adopted in the United States until 1918
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Europe adopted DST
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Germany began observing DST on May 1, 1916
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do not observe DST: Arizona, Hawaii, part of Indiana, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
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Daylight Saving Time (DST) is observed in the United States from 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in April until 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday in October.
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During the 1973 oil embargo by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), in an effort to conserve fuel Congress enacted a trial period of year-round DST (P.L. 93-182), beginning January 6, 1974, and ending April 27, 1975.
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