This is what many Americans felt like on this date in 1883 when standard time was implemented. To do so the United States was divided into four time zones (North America had 5 in total).
In Boston the change meant that the clocks would move forward about 16 minutes; in New York City, clocks were set back about four minutes. For Baltimore the time would move forward six minutes and twenty-eight seconds; in Atlanta it went back 22 minutes.
This is what many Americans felt like on this date in 1883 when standard time was implemented. To do so the United States was divided into four time zones (North America had 5 in total).
In Boston the change meant that the clocks would move forward about 16 minutes; in New York City, clocks were set back about four minutes. For Baltimore the time would move forward six minutes and twenty-eight seconds; in Atlanta it went back 22 minutes.
Poor Ike. He is only making that shift now.