<P> Starting on April 30 , 1916 , the German Empire and its World War I ally Austria - Hungary were the first to use DST ( German : Sommerzeit ) as a way to conserve coal during wartime . Britain , most of its allies , and many European neutrals soon followed suit . Russia and a few other countries waited until the next year , and the United States adopted it in 1918 . </P>
<P> Starting on April 30 , 1916 , the German Empire and its World War I ally Austria - Hungary were the first to use DST ( German : Sommerzeit ) as a way to conserve coal during wartime . Britain , most of its allies , and many European neutrals soon followed suit . Russia and a few other countries waited until the next year , and the United States adopted it in 1918 . </P>
when did the us adopt daylight savings time and who originally suggested it
when did the us adopt daylight savings time and who originally suggested it
1918
1918