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Time Zones Adopted In U.S.A.
The actual local time, or "sun time" constantly changes as one
moves either east or west. With the arrival of railroad travel, the
situation raised problems for railway lines and passengers trying to
synchronize schedules in different cities. The need for a system of
standardized time was evident, and eventually a system proposed by
Charles F. Dowd, a school principal in New York State, was adopted.
Under Dowd's system, North America was divided into four time zones,
fifteen degrees of longitude, and one hour of "standard time" apart.
At noon on Sunday, November 18, 1883, the new system went into
effect. It became the basis for the international system of time
zones we're familiar with today.
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