Get Ready to Fall Back Timewise Saturday Night

Millions of Americans will turn back their clocks Saturday night before going to bed, marking the end of daylight-saving time in 2024.

The controversial practice of "springing forward" and "falling back" has been observed in most states for decades.  Under the current daylight-saving time period, most Americans lose an hour of sleep on the second Sunday of March and gain an hour the first Sunday of November.

Daylight saving time ends Sunday at 2 am.  We will "fall back," turning our clocks back to 1 am, gaining an extra hour of sleep.

Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.  The law also established a standard time and allowed the federal government to create five time zones.

The government stopped observing daylight saving time after World War I ended, but reimplemented it during World War II.  Congress decided to make daylight saving time permanent for two years from 1973 to 1975, extending the hours of daily sunlight to conserve energy during the oil embargo crisis.  However, the law was repealed in 1974 for being unpopular and ineffective.

According to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic injuries and reduces crime.