March 31, 1918

On March 31, 1918, the United States did something they'd never done before. They moved their clocks. Yes, it was the first time Daylight Savings Time was observed. Why did it start and why is it still going? And, what else was making headlines on the same day sleep cycles all over the country got a little messed up?

SOUND SOURCES

• “Advertisement: Idaho Power Company.” The Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho), March 31, 1918. ww.newspapers.com.
• “Ancestry.Com: Drafts, Censuses, Divorce Records.” 1940 United States federal census - ancestry.com. Accessed October 10, 2024.https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/425845:2442.
• “Capt. Albert Barr Now In Camp Hospital.” The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia), April 30, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Capt. at Sevier Lived On Berries.” The State (Columbia, South Carolina), May 10, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Capt. Barr of Camp Sevier Is Missing.” The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), March 31, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Collyer Murder Due To Quarrel.” The Saline Evening Journal (Salina, Kansas), March 21, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Daylight Saving Time.” Wikipedia, October 8, 2024.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time#:~:text=DST%20was%20first%20implemented%20in%20the%20US%20with%20the%20Standard,hours%20to%20conserve%20energy%20resources.
• “Daylight-Saving Law, Effective Today, Will Add HugeSums to Our War Chest.” Los Angeles Sunday Times (Los Angeles, California), March 31, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• Fore, Samuel K. “Camp Sevier.” South Carolina Encyclopedia, July 20, 2022. https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/camp-sevier/.
• “Gets Light Punishment.” The Atchison Daily Globe (Atchison, Kansas), April 1, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Girl Fires Fatal Shot.” The Logan Republican (Logan, Kansas), February 14, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Jury Disagrees In Madeline Briggs Case.” The Daily Guard (Council Grove, Kansas), March 25, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Jury Has Briggs Case Again.” The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri), March 31, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Madeline Briggs Murder Trial.” The Oakley Graphic (Oakley, Kansas), March 22, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Madeline Briggs Sentenced to Pen.” The Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), April 15, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Mrs. Briggs of Collyer Dies.” The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri), May 4, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Says Hun Spies Tried Murder.” The Brooklyn Daily Times (Brooklyn, New York), April 2, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “She Shot to Kill.” Abilene Daily Chronicle (Abilene, Kansas), January 29, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Spy Story Not Truth, Woman Now Declares.” TheBuffalo News (Buffalo, New York), April 3, 1918. www.newspapers.com.
• “Why Do We Have Daylight Saving Time?” History.com.Accessed October 10, 2024. https://www.history.com/news/why-do-we-have-daylight-saving-time.
• “Woman Arrested As Spy Admits Act of Air Espionage.” The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona), March 31, 1918. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

• Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

• Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
• Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.