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This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by ...  From Paul Eggert (2001-03-06): # Daylight Saving Time was first suggested as a joke ... now, it is 'Eastern Peace # Time' instead of the old familiar 'Eastern War Time. ..... DOT...officials decreed that on April 27, # 1980, Juneau and other nearby ..... EST 1969 -5:00 US E%sT 1974 Jan 6 2:00 -6:00 1:00 CDT 1974 Oct 27 2:00...
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US Gets Ready for Daylight Saving Switch on March 9  Feb 29, 2008 ... Daylight saving time began on the last Sunday in April and ended on the ... years, daylight saving time began on January 6, 1974, and on February 23, 1975. ... In October 2008 the report, titled Impact of Extended Daylight Saving Time ... The California Energy Commission also published a report, The Effect...
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History of time in the United States - Wikipedia  Map of U.S. time zones between April 2, 2006, and March 11, 2007. The current situation is different only in that six Indiana counties have since been moved from the Central time zone to the Eastern time zone. The history of standard time in the United States began November 18, 1883, when United ... Daylight saving time was repealed in 1919, but standard time in time zones...
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History & info - Daylight Saving Time, early adoption, U.S. law  By 1966, some 100 million Americans were observing Daylight Saving Time ... January 6, 1974, implementing the Daylight Saving Time Energy Act, clocks were set ahead. ... amended the Act, and Standard Time returned on October 27, 1974. ... to begin on the last Sunday of April and to end on the last Sunday of October.
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United States and Canada: Daylight Saving Time Extended Starting ...  Mar 1, 2007 ... The amendment for United States is described here: Energy Policy ... or late the first Sunday in April and last Sunday in October appeared. ... These are the dates Daylight Saving Time started and ended in ... 1974, Jan 6, Oct 27, 42 weeks ... Winter time instead of standard time is also a common variation.
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Subsequent Events-California's Energy Crisis  In the summer of 2000, retail electricity prices in southern California reached all time highs, ... industry leaders on a core set of factors contributing to the energy crisis. ... February 1, 2001: Governor Gray Davis signed into law AB 1X authorizing ... that the State now becomes an active participant in California's power industry.
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Download PDF Version - YouSigma  In the beginning of civilization, when man observed the sun rising and setting, he ... the Roman ruler Julius Caesar in 46 B.C. He took Greek astronomer ... The extra quarter of a day caused confusion, so Caesar ordered that the year 46 B.C. ... August, October and December consisted of 31 days each, while April, June,...
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Today in History: APRIL 22 = The Oklahoma Land Grab of 1889  Apr 22, 2014 ... Arkansas City Republican Traveler, April 25 1889 ... Land Rush began at precisely noon on today's date, April 22 in 1889 ... "Indian Territory" Becomes Valuable ... some of the settlers sneaking into the territory early and laying claim to ... to stake their claims when the signal was given at 12:00 noon that day...
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Historical Timeline - Alternative Energy - ProCon.org  20, 1951 - First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity Built in Idaho .... Army and Air Force saw the device as the ideal power source for a .... on imported oil than ever before, had to negotiate an end to the...
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This Day in History October 3, 1985 | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center  Oct 3, 2016 ... On October 3, 1985, Space Shuttle Atlantis began its first mission, STS-51J. ... At the end of the docking, the two vehicles undocked in what the crew ... My husband was suppose to see it take off, but somehow couldn't make it...
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20 Signs of a Hard Winter - Farmers' Almanac  Aug 26, 2008 ... We featured these "signs" of winter from nature in the 1978 edition and they are still ... 6 Around the internet | Allie's Life { 08.26.14 at 12:06 am } .... Not the ususal mess of leaves in the street we usually have by end of October.
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25 years of fluoridation - JStor  niques of chemical feeding and analy- ... history. IT that, WAS for ON the first January time 25th, anywhere, 1945, ... supply in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... Newburgh, N.Y. and Brantford, On- ... Bull, a few cities began adding fluorides ... ies became available. .... TABLE 2. Reported Water Fluoridation Programs - 1968. " POt?oU^a".
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Chronology of Jimmy Carter's Presidency  Apr 28, 2016 ... 1977. January 20. Inaugurated President; February 2. Signs Emergency Natural Gas Act; ... Department of Energy established; September 7
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A look at how campuses across the country are celebrating Earth ...  Apr 6, 2016 ... A look at 10 schools' efforts to go green and promote sustainability. ... wear glow-in-the-dark skate gear and a panel on environmentally friendly career paths. ... Month by planting trees for Arbor Day, which is the last Friday of April. ... [We've] celebrated Earth Month since the first Earth Day in 1970 when the...
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Nuclear Fear Directions: Read the Background and Documents ...  Background: At 4:00am on Wednesday March 28, 1979, the nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania experienced a failure in one of its reactors. ... homes for fear that the reactor would meltdown and cause a massive environmental disaster. ... has raised serious concerns about the safety of nuclear power.
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CNN.com - Genesis of recall rooted in California energy crisis - Oct ...  Oct 7, 2003 ... To avoid uncontrolled statewide blackouts, officials ordered moving, regional ... so-called rolling blackouts -- the largest planned blackouts since World War II. ... On January 18, 2001, he declared a state of emergency, calling on the ... billion-dollar energy contracts that were signed to resolve the crisis.
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A Pump Failure, A Claxon Alert, A Nuclear Crisis - The Washington ...  April 8, 1979 ... But on the morning of March 28, the 889-megawatt plant was going full blast. .... He shut down one pump 4 minutes 30 seconds into the accident and the second .... A turbine had tripped; partial loss of coolant; question of possible offsite release ... gathered by 8 a.m. and established a crisis repsonse center.
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Why does the United States begin its fiscal year on October 1st?  Sep 30, 2013 ... The U.S. federal government's fiscal year begins on 1 October of the ... the 1976 2 month shift and your note about budget "tardiness" of late.
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Timeline of Events: 1971 to 1980 | Department of Energy  ... Acquisition Certifications Program  Project Management Career Development Program ... President Carter signs the Department of Energy Organization Act. The ... July 4, 1971 ... December 22, 1975 ... Jimmy Carter is inaugurated President. ... Oil-consuming nations are using two million barrels of oil a day more than are...
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The History of Daylight Saving Time - Timeanddate.com  Daylight Saving Time (DST) is used to save energy and make better use of daylight. ... Benjamin Franklin suggested, rather jokingly, to wake up earlier to save ... American inventor and politician Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay called An...
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Melanie Kirkpatrick: Happy Franksgiving - WSJ  Nov 24, 2009 ... Trump's Party of One ... In 1939, FDR decided to move Thanksgiving Day forward by a week. ... he decreed that the annual holiday would instead be celebrated a week earlier. ... by Lew Hahn, general manager of the Retail Dry Goods Association. .... Oil and Gas Industry on the Candidates' Energy Plans...