On Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:25:07 +0000, Mick wrote: > > Although it was actually introduce, first by Germany then by Britain, > > in 1915 to improve productivity for the war effort. Britain also > > introduced licencing hours at the same time to avoid workers turning > > up hungover. > > Hmm ... according to Wikipedia it was conceived in the 19th century, > well before the World Wars. Canada was the first place where DST was > introduced, in Ontario only. Tis true nevertheless that the German > Empire introduced it during the Great War to conserve coal, 5 years > later.
I didn't know about the Canadian usage, only the wartime usage. -- Neil Bothwick Top Oxymorons Number 36: Alone together
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