Phil, we're talking about 1916. There was no EU in 1916.
--- Philip Chee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Project_owners mailing list [email protected] http://mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/project_owners
