Whose Idea Was This DST Thing?

Today there's lots of folks rolling out of bed feeling one-hour short of a good night's rest, and wondering who the heck came up with this Daylight Savings thing.

By nightfall, though, the grumblings of the morning will have been forgotten as they enjoy that extra hour before dark.

As for who first dreamed up the idea for a Daylight Saving Time--that would be one of our founding fathers, Ben Franklin, way back in the late 1700s.

As for the why--it was to save on the use, and the cost of candles.