Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Still Grumbling About DST?

It was 98 years ago today that the US Congress established time-zones and approved daylight savings time, two years after Germany and Austria-Hungary organized the first implementation, which began on April 30, 1916.

A good history of daylight savings time is over on Wikipedia. Interesting facts include it was first conceived by a New Zealander, used extensively during the world wars to conserve coal during daylight hours, and didn’t become common place until the 70’s as a result of the energy crisis.

And if you’d prefer to listen to a brief history, John Oliver did an interesting segment last year on Last Week Tonight.

Nine Hundred and Fifty Years Ago Today

Westminster Abbey opens.  While this Church of England is not the oldest building, or even the oldest church, in the United Kingdom (as St. Martin’s Church in Canterbury dates back to 597), it’s one of the most known religious buildings in the United Kingdom that is the traditional place of coronation and burial for the British monarchy.

While this structure has very little to do with Supply Chains, it goes to show how long something can last when it’s built right and maintained.