TIL that permanent daylight savings time in the US was briefly enacted by president Nixon in 1974. The new permanent DST law was reversed after one year because people didn't like it.
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/19/1087280464/the-u-s-tried-permanent-daylight-saving-time-in-the-1970s-then-quickly-rejected-
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https://www.npr.org/2022/03/19/1087280464/the-u-s-tried-permanent-daylight-saving-time-in-the-1970s-then-quickly-rejected-
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The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s — then quickly rejected it
The Senate this week voted with unanimous consent to adopt permanent daylight saving time hours to eliminate the need to change clocks twice a year.NPR
