Daylight
Saving Time
"Spring Ahead, Fall Back"
In
2008, daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March .... and ends
on the first Sunday in November.
March
9, 2008 at 2AM is the time to set clocks AHEAD one
hour in the U.S.
November 2, 2008 at 2AM is the time to set clocks BACK
one hour in the U.S.
In
the UK and European Union, daylight saving time - better known as "summer
time" - begins on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday
in October.
Daylight
Saving Time Trivia & Fun Facts
Legislation
passed in 2005 eventually took effect in 2007, allowing Americans to enjoy more
daylight beginning in March and ending in November, adding extra days to the tradtional
April-October daylight saving time span.
It
was only in the early 20th century when Germany
became the country that first adopted daylight saving time, which was quickly
followed by several other European countries.
Today,
more than 70 nations around the world use DST to take advantage of longer summer
hours by setting clocks ahead in Spring and back in the Fall.