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Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
While once pushed as a meat alternative during the First World War, its current craze seems to be rooted in Zoomers’ quest to achieve #fitlife.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
In this aching, unorthodox historical drama, Davies tells the story of the pacifist poet and veteran Siegfried Sassoon, whose experiences fighting in the First World War forever transformed him.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Centuries away, Lt. Henry Beauchamp is watching his men get slaughtered on the frontlines of the First World War.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 31 July 2025
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
While once pushed as a meat alternative during the First World War, its current craze seems to be rooted in Zoomers’ quest to achieve #fitlife.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
In this aching, unorthodox historical drama, Davies tells the story of the pacifist poet and veteran Siegfried Sassoon, whose experiences fighting in the First World War forever transformed him.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Centuries away, Lt. Henry Beauchamp is watching his men get slaughtered on the frontlines of the First World War.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 31 July 2025
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“First World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/First%20World%20War. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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