North Carolina has observed Eastern Standard Time for nearly 80 years. But that didn’t stop the curious from wondering whether the state is one of the few that is in more than one time zone. On ...
"What time is it?" used to be a surprisingly tricky question to answer in North America. Before Nov. 18, 1883, every city and town kept its own local time, set by the position of the sun. That meant ...
The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. Between the advent of railway ...
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