Fun facts about Daylight Saving Time

On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which changed the dates for Daylight Saving Time in this country starting this year. It now begins on the second Sunday in March and ends the first Sunday in November. The Secretary of Energy will report the impact of this change to Congress. Congress retained the right to resume the 2005 Daylight Saving Time schedule once the Department of Energy study is complete. In the U.S., clocks change at 2 a.m. local time. So, on Sunday morning, clocks fall back from 1:59 a.m. to 1 a.m. Daylight Saving Time is not observed in Hawaii or Arizona , although the Navajo Nation participates in the Daylight Saving Time policy, even in Arizona, due to its large size and location in three states. The official spelling is Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight Savings Time. But, many people feel the word savings — with an s —flows easier off the tongue. Since it is common usage, Daylight Savings Time (with an s) can be found in dictionaries. Fire departments encourage people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when they change their clocks.