Yes, in 1947, Omaha observed Daylight Saving Time from 2 AM CST on the 27th of April until 2 AM CDT on the 28th of September.
Daylight Savings Time began in Turkey May 1, 1916.
No, New York State did not observe Daylight Savings Time in 1947. Daylight Saving Time was widely implemented in the United States during World War I and II but was not consistently observed until the Uniform Time Act of 1966.
Daylight Saving Time (United States) began Sunday, March 11, 2012, 2:00am, and ends Sunday, November 4, 2012, 2:00am.Except Arizona and Hawaii. Move your clocks ahead 1 hour in spring and back 1 hour in fall ("Spring forward, fall back") .
I remember, as a child, going from Marion to my aunt & uncle's in the Akron area for visits in the summer. We lived in Central Ohio and we were not on DST but they were. I can't find anything about this by searching Google.
Jim Kane died October 2, 1947, in Omaha, NE, USA.
Buddy Hunter was born August 9, 1947, in Omaha, NE, USA.
It didn't. It was originally played in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1947 and 1948 before moving on to Wichita, Kansas in 1949 before coming to a permanent home in Omaha, NE.. Where it has been since 1950. The last CWS was held in Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in 2010 With the University of South Carolina Gamecocks winning it's first championship in any sport. Next year the CWS moves to downtown Omaha and the TD Ameritrade Stadium.
26th jan 1947....
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Daylight Saving Time Energy Act on January 20, 1942. The act was implemented during World War II to conserve energy resources.
The clocks did not go back in the year 1945 in the UK. This decision was made to use daylight saving time year-round to save fuel during the war.
The Marshal Plan was instituted on July 12, 1947.
The Taft Hartley Act was passed in 1947. The Berlin Blockade happened in 1948.