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In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
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1973 oil crisis
OAPEC petroleum embargo
In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, which began after Egypt and Syria launched a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Daylight saving time
Seasonal change of clock settings
Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time, daylight time, or summer time, is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time. The standard implementation…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 6
Day of the year
January 6 is the sixth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 359 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)