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America tried permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s — and hated it - NBC News
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Elizabeth Chuck
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This article examines the historical context of the 1970s attempt to implement permanent daylight saving time in the United States. It highlights how the initiative, originally intended to conserve energy, faced significant public backlash.
More than 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon pitched a year-round extension of daylight saving time as a way to conserve energy, promising the change would cause only a minimum of inconvenience. I…
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