Daylight Saving Time: References & Edit History

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  • Jonathan D. Betts
    Curator of Horology, Royal Observatory Greenwich, National Maritime Museum.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Revised the Top Questions section. Nov 01, 2026
Added media. Aug 11, 2026
Revised the Top Questions section. Jul 14, 2026
Modified link of Web site: NPR - Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here are 4 things you should know. Jul 06, 2026
Added top question about the Sunshine Protection Act. Mar 06, 2026
Revised Top Questions section. Mar 02, 2026
Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins - Bloomberg School of Public Health - 7 Things to Know About Daylight Saving Time. Dec 19, 2025
Revised the Top Questions section. Nov 08, 2025
Added a Top Questions section. Nov 01, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Physiology - Daylight Saving Time and Artificial Time Zones – A Battle Between Biological and Social Times. Oct 31, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Places around the world that opt out of daylight savings - and why. Aug 29, 2025
Link added. Feb 27, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN - Daylight Saving Time is controversial. Here’s why the US kept it. Sep 09, 2024
Add new Web site: National Institute of Standards and Technology - Physical Measurement Laboratory - Daylight Saving Time Rules. May 28, 2024
Add new Web site: NPR - Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here are 4 things you should know. Jan 02, 2024
Media added. Nov 02, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Debunking myths about daylight saving time: ten things everyone should know about the benefits of permanent standard time. Sep 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Federation of American Scientists - Daylight Saving Time. Jun 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Canadian Encyclopedia - Daylight Saving Time in Canada. May 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Liveabout.com - When and How to Change Your Clocks for Daylight Saving Time. Jan 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Sleep Foundation - Daylight Saving Time. Aug 20, 2022
Add new Web site: CNN - Daylight Saving Time is controversial. Here’s why the US kept it. May 01, 2022
Media added. Mar 27, 2020
Add new Web site: Pitara - What is Daylight Saving Time? Feb 22, 2019
Add new Web site: WebExhibits - Daylight Saving Time. Sep 24, 2018
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Daylight Saving Time 2017. Dec 14, 2017
Add new Web site: Australia.gov.au - Time. Jan 21, 2014
Add new Web site: NASA - Daylight Saving Time. Jan 21, 2014
Media added. Mar 14, 2012
Article revised and updated. Mar 22, 2007
Article revised and updated. Jan 25, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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