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The nominal reason for daylight saving time has long been to save energy. The time change was first instituted in the United States during World War I and then reinstituted again during World War II, as a part of the war effort. During the Arab oil embargo, when Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) stopped selling petroleum to the United States, Congress even enacted a trial period of year-round daylight saving time in an attempt to save energy. Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. |