Most people learn how to read a watch to see what time it is at a young age. They use the same system throughout their lifetimes and wouldn’t think of it as something that could be confusing. That ...
If you’ve ever heard someone say a meeting is at 1630 and then felt your brain do a small cartwheel, you have met the 24-hour clock. In the United States, we mostly live by the 12-hour clock, with a.m ...
Armies started using the 24-hour method of timekeeping as standard military time because, much like police, fire, and medical departments, every branch of the armed services is in continuous operation ...