2007-03-12 05:53:28 · 4 answers · asked by hope 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
No, he did not. But he did invent 28 days in February. It used to be February had 30 days, but nobody really likes Feb becasue of the bad weather, so KA suggested they trim 2 days off so the bad weather would go away quicker.
2007-03-12 08:56:22 · answer #1 · answered by cjones1303 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sorry, no--it was first suggested by Benjamin Franklin, and implemented in the U.S. in the early 1900's--long before Konrad Adenauer's day.
2007-03-12 06:52:15 · answer #2 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it was certainly in use in the UK in WWI and in WW2 there was double daylight saving time - i.e the clocks went forward 2 hours in spring to allow plenty of daylight at the end of the day for agriculture etc.
2007-03-12 07:04:34 · answer #3 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It was first suggested by Ben Franklin in 1784.
2007-03-12 06:00:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋