End of Daylight Saving Time on Nov. 2- List of fun indoor activities to lessen the blow of less daylight? Though it may have felt like an hour was lost back in March for Daylight Saving Time, everything will come full-circle at 2 AM on Sunday, November 2nd, when the clocks are turned back an hour. While the origins of the observance are often debated, the first case of it being promoted in a legal setting was by Germany and Austria during April of 1916. Due to the need to conserve fuel and subsequent energy during World War I, most European countries followed suit and put the practice into effect by 1917.
Described as “An Act to preserve daylight and provide standard time for the United States,” Daylight Saving Time was introduced in the U.S. on March 31st, 1918. After the end of WWI in 1918, the observance was repealed on account of an overwhelming public disapproval. Due to some cities still utilizing Daylight Saving Time, however, the need to legally address the issue finally arose in 1966, when the Uniform Time Act (of 1966) was established to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Though it has undergone many changes since then, the system is still utilized and observed today, which leads us into deciding what to do with that extra hour of “found time.” Check out the following suggestions of how to spend your time wisely this November 2nd.
- Keep the alarm clock set on your normal time and enjoy an extra hour of sleep.
- Enjoy the afternoon exploring New York City.
- Begin taking down any possible Halloween decorations you may have up.
- Spend the day fishing at one of Long Island's fishing hotspots.
- Head to the stores (or your computer) for holiday shopping.
- Check out a local restaurant for the start of Long Island's Annual Fall Restaurant Week.
- Catch up on paperwork or enjoy a book that you've been meaning to start.
- Head to one of the festivals happening on Long Island.
- Try baking a new pumpkin recipe from scratch.
- Chip away at some yard work or focus on an indoor home improvement task.
- Take one of the last chances this year to visit a haunted house.
- Remember to turn your clocks back!
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