The history of keeping time - Karen Mensing
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Benjamin Franklin and George Vernon Hudson both had strong feelings on telling time, time zones and changing time. Compare their different viewpoints. How were they alike? What was different? Imagine going to lunch with these two. What would they say to one another? What questions would you want to ask them?
Try to go one day without ever checking the time. Is it possible or are you just too surrounded by clocks (cell phones, computer screens, media, etc.) to not be aware of the time? What would happen if you never had access to the time?
Daylight Savings Time here.
World Clock here and here.
The Official U.S. Time here.
The History of Time here.

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