On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:06:12 -0700 (PDT), Eric H. Jung wrote: > --- Philip Chee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:26:11 -0700 (PDT), Eric H. Jung wrote:
>> > And according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_savings, Germany >> > beat everyone to it. >> That article actually contradicts your assertion. > "The idea of daylight saving time was first put into practice by the German > government during the > First World War between April 30 and October 1, 1916. Shortly afterward, the > United Kingdom > followed suit, first adopting DST between May 21 and October 1, 1916." Germany is part of the EU and all the EU countries switch to DST on the same day of the year, so they don't beat "everyone" to it, at least since the EU standardized DST. Phil -- Philip Chee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ http://xsidebar.mozdev.org Guard us from the she-wolf and the wolf, and guard us from the thief, oh Night, and so be good for us to pass. [ ]Ever stop to think, and forget to start again? * TagZilla 0.059 _______________________________________________ Project_owners mailing list [email protected] http://mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/project_owners
