Why is it 12 AM in California and 3 AM in NYC? Does that mean that NYC was a state for 3 hours before California?

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Why is it 12 AM in California and 3 AM in NYC? Does that mean that NYC was a state for 3 hours before California?

Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-05-25 11:04:45

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Why is it 12 AM in California and 3 AM in NYC? Does that mean that NYC was a state for 3 hours before California?

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Anonymous

The US is divided into four time zones, because the US needed to keep everyone on time as railroads was becoming a big trend. NYC is on EST(Eastern Standard time), while California it is on (Pacific Time)