when was daylight savings started
The Federal law was amended in 1986 to begin Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday in April. Under legislation enacted in 1986, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. began at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of April and ended at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of October.n 1917, Australia and Newfoundland began saving daylight. The plan was not formally adopted in the U.S. until 1918. ' An Act to preserve daylight and provide standard time for the United States ' was enacted on March 19, 1918.