The nation’s railroads, by private agreement decide to divide the nation into four time zones, in an effort to reduce railroad fatalities from head-on collisions.
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Authority:
Article IX of Amendment
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 224.
Railroads create the first time zones – Nov 18, 1883 – HISTORY.com
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/railroads-create-the-first-time-zones
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