Standard time was first enacted into law by the United States on November 18, 1883. The enactment was a direction result of the construction of railroads.
'An Act to preserve daylight and provide standard time for the United States' was enacted on March 19, 1918
Divided the United States into time zones
EST is a term referring to the time zone, Eastern Standard Time. The Eastern Standard Time Zone encompasses states in the eastern part of the United States of America.
Standard Time or "Winter Time" ends on Sunday, March *, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. throughout the United States excluding Hawaii. Daylight Savings Time will extend in the United States until November 1, 2009. At that time we again move back to Standard Time.
PST refers to the time zone Pacific Standard Time. There are three other time zones in the contiguous United States including Mountain Standard Time, Central Standard Time, and Eastern Standard Time.
The answer depends on what country is being compared to the United States. Basically, the United States has several time zones including Eastern Standard, Central, Mountain, Pacific and Alaskan time.
The railroads divided the US into four standard time zones to make their schedules more standard.
Divided the United States into time zones. APEX
Divided the United States into time zones.
It originated when the US railroad was being built across the United States.
Divided the United States into time zones. APEX
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