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    In the United States, time is divided into nine standard time zones covering the states, territories and other US possessions, with most of the country...
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    of the United States observes daylight saving time, the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour when there is longer daylight during the day...
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  • The history of standard time in the United States began November 18, 1883, when United States and Canadian railroads instituted standard time in time...
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  • Date and time notation in the United States differs from that used in nearly all other countries. It is inherited from one historical branch of conventions...
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  • In this list of presidents of the United States by age, the first table charts the age of each president of the United States at the time of presidential...
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    The term "United States," when used in the geographical sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including...
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    ("fall back"). The Uniform Time Act of 1966 formalized the specification of time zones and the dates of DST observation in the United States. Prior to this...
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    The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States)...
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    The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous...
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    The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral...
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