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When American clocks turn back an hour at 2:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Nov. 5, that event will be just one more iteration of a practice—however unpleasant to some—to which Americans and many others around the world are well accustomed. But Daylight Saving Time wasn’t always such a routine idea.
The first Daylight Saving Time policy began in Germany on May 1, 1916, in the hopes that it would save energy during World War I, according to Michael Downing, author of Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time.
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Elias Howe (Inventor) - On This Day
2024-08-20
Profession: Inventor
Biography: Created the modern lockstitch sewing machine (U.S. Patent 4,750).
Howe's machine contained the three essential features common to most modern machines:
1) A needle with the eye at the point.
2) A shuttle operating beneath the cloth to form the lock stitch.
3) An automatic feed.
Howe was commemorated with a five-cent stamp in the Famous American Inventors series issued October 14, 1940. In 2004, he was also inducted into the United States National Inventors Hall of Fame.
John Salangsang/REX/Shutterstock Emma Watson is set to join Greta Gerwig’s star-studded remake of “Little Women.”
Sources say Watson is playing the part originally intended for Emma Stone, who was unable to join the project because of promotional obligations for the Fox Searchlight film and award season contender “The Favourite.” With production expected to start next month, Sony moved quickly to approach Watson.
Roles are still being worked out and it is unknown which sister Watson would be playing.
Bob Dylan’s first mention in TIME was a 1962 article that provided a snapshot of the young artist trying to make a name for himself on the New York folk scene. As the musician turns 70, here’s a look at TIME’s portrayal of the ever-changing icon through his storied career.
First TIME mention of Bob Dylan in 1962:
“The tradition of Broonzy and Guthrie is being carried on by a large number of disciples, most notably a promising young hobo named Bob Dylan.
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You thought bison and rattlesnake were exotic? One Tucson, Ariz. restaurant is spicing up its offerings.
Boca Tacos y Tequila, a Mexican dive near the University of Arizona, is known for its offbeat offerings. Each week the restaurant hosts “Exotic Taco Wednesday,” serving python, elk and kangaroo tacos in the past. But their latest announcement is causing quite a roar in the local community.
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John Tsang, the former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, is enjoying himself. It’s a Saturday afternoon in what the territory considers springtime — humid skies grey and heavy with pollution from mainland China; not particularly warm but not really chilly either — and dozens of enthusiastic Hong Kongers have engulfed Tsang outside the subway station in the northern suburb of Tai Wai, where he has come to meet the people. The election for Chief Executive (CE), the semiautonomous Chinese territory’s top political job, is just days away.
Before Priscilla Presley became Priscilla Presley—the Queen of Graceland glamor icon known for her skyhigh beehive, sophisticated shift dresses, and dramatic cat eye—she was Priscilla Beaulieu, a fresh-faced teen sporting a simple ponytail.
Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, out Nov. 3, traces Priscilla Presley’s transformation from ingénue into a figure who became synonymous with style over the course of her relationship with Elvis Presley. Priscilla’s journey from schoolgirl to wife to mother—all by the age of 23—is mirrored by the changes in her appearance.