William F. Allen, secretary of the American Railroad Association, announced that on Sunday, Nov. 18, 1883, every railroad clock in the country would be set to one of the new time zones. Keep in mind ...
Herlda Senhouse, a 113-year-old Massachusetts woman and the second-oldest person in the US whose age was verified, died ...
On Nov. 18, 1883, Americans adopted four standardized time zones, replacing a confusing, dangerous hodgepodge of times.