The Courier-Journal: Just Askin' | Why is Louisville in the Eastern time zone? It wasn't always that way Dark mornings take hold of the entire county in winter, but Louisville has more time without sunlight than other cities due to a significant time zone change in 1961. That year, the Interstate ...

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Just Askin' | Why is Louisville in the Eastern time zone? It wasn't always that way How many time zones are there in the United States? The U.S. has four standard time zones, but nine in total between Alaska, Hawaii and other territories, according to the Bureau of Transportation ...

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