This will result in early morning brightness and early evening darkness.

We’ve all done this our entire lives but how many of us really know why?

Daylight saving time in the US started as an energy conservation trick during World War I and became a national standard in the 1960s, with the idea that in summer we’d spend less time with lights on at home. There are no provable facts that energy is actually conserved, however.

Also, you’re less prone to sleep through the day in the morning, so you save daylight hours for the most productive time of the day.

Most people say “Daylight SAVINGS,” but it’s actually “Daylight SAVING.” Not plural.

An interesting factoid is that Arizona doesn’t change its clocks. Most there just ignore it – except the Navajo Nation, oddly. Half a century ago, Arizona state legislature opted to keep the clocks in most of the state in standard time year-round – because Arizona summers are so hot and an early sunset gives residents more time to enjoy tolerable temps.

Hawaii doesn’t observe it, either, because it doesn’t seen a big daylight hour difference between winter and summer months.

Some states have gone the opposite route – attempting to keep DST in place all year. Florida approved the Sunshine Protection Act in early 2018 to see this goal through. This would mean Florida would be one hour ahead of the rest of the East Coast during winter months. Massachusetts explored this, too. California is voting this year on a measure to allow the state legislature to vote on making DST permanent, too.

What do Valdosta Today readers think?