The Time Bosses: When Trains Told America What Time It Was

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Time Zones weren't created by the government -- they were forced on America by railroad companies tired of cities making up their own time. This episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down how one Canadian engineer and a bunch of fed-up train schedules shaped the clocks we still obey today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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