What idiot put Maine in the same time zone as Michigan?
The Railroads did that Jim. On November 18th 1883 the US Naval Observatory began recognizing four standard time zones in the US at the behest of the Railroad mavens.
A year later, standard time zones, became an international standard, and have remained so until now.
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Date: 2004-10-31 03:20 pm (UTC)The Railroads did that Jim. On November 18th 1883 the US Naval Observatory began recognizing four standard time zones in the US at the behest of the Railroad mavens.
A year later, standard time zones, became an international standard, and have remained so until now.