We Lose An Hour On Sunday, Nov 5th

Posted By on November 3, 2017

Just a friendly reminder to set your clocks back one hour Sunday, November 5.

Did you know? The U.S. adopted the measure during World War I to conserve energy…after Germany and its allies had done the same thing. After the war, it was repealed in the U.S., then reintroduced during World War II. After the war, it was up to individual states to observe Daylight Savings (most did), and also when to start and when to stop. In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act to set universal start and end times and dates for participating states.

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