2006-11-14 10:16:56 · 3 answers · asked by hope 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Where did that come from? It is so far removed from anything real it is absurd.
Konrad Adenauer was a low level Nazi that was elected german chancellor after ww2. What doe he have to do with daylight savings time?
2006-11-14 10:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by Dane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DST was first mentioned in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin in a letter to the editors of the Journal of Paris.[1] However, as the satirical article was humorous, it is extremely clear Franklin could not seriously propose that the French adopt it. The mere suggestion that a tax be levied on those who have their shades drawn during daylight hours, or simply that people should get up and go to bed earlier is ludicrous.[2]
It was first seriously proposed by William Willett in the "Waste of Daylight", published in 1907, but he was unable to get the British government to adopt it, despite considerable lobbying.
The idea of DST was first put into practice by the German government during the First World War, between April 30, 1916 and October 1, 1916.
2006-11-14 18:20:59 · answer #2 · answered by abby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but the German government were the first to use it during WW1
2006-11-14 18:28:16 · answer #3 · answered by Hefeweizen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋