What All History Lovers Should Know About Benjamin Franklin

What All History Lovers Should Know About Benjamin Franklin

Trista - January 4, 2019

What All History Lovers Should Know About Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s first suggestion of a plan like Daylight Saving Time appeared in the Journal de Paris in 1784 in its “Economie” section. Pennsylvania Center for the Book/Wikimedia.

28. Benjamin Franklin Suggested The Idea Of Daylight Savings Time

While Benjamin Franklin did not start Daylight Savings Time as we know it today, he did mention the concept. Franklin’s idea of Daylight Savings Time happened when he was living in France during 1784 and became annoyed when the sun kept waking him up at 6 in the morning. Franklin then wrote an article about how business owners would be able to make more money if they followed the time of the sun. However, this idea never took off in Franklin’s time.

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