Rails Date Formats
my_formats = { :my_format_1 => '%l %p, %b %d, %Y', :my_format_2 => '%l:%M %p, %B %d, %Y' } ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Time::Conversions::DATE_FORMATS.merge!(my_formats) ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Date::Conversions::DATE_FORMATS.merge!(my_formats)