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Germans Invented Daylight Saving Time—Now They're Going to Kill It
video Is Daylight Saving Time annoying? Millions of Germans say, ja. The notoriously time-conscious nation is behind a new initiative from the European Parliament to end the practice of pushing clocks forward by one hour in the spring (which will occur this Sunday in Europe), and back by one hour in the fall. On Tuesday, the Parliament voted in favor of stopping the practice by 2021, following a poll last year from the EU in which 84% of the respondents voted in favor of reverting to one time year-round. The law must now be passed by national governments. The debate isn’t just limited to Europe. Earlier this ... (full story)