Just like the European hare, we get a little more hop in our steps this time of year—and a bit more daylight as well. It"s the second Sunday of March, when most Americans and Canadians "spring forward," setting their clocks ahead one hour in observance of daylight saving time (DST). Then on the first Sunday of November, we"ll "fall back" by turning our clocks back an hour.
Daylight saving time
Today in History
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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Paradise, found
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Take the Stairs Day
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Carnival comes to Olinda
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Fight for your lefts
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International Museum Day
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Computer Science EDU Week
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Frog Month
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Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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It s a good day to be green
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It s fair season
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Ukrainian Independence Day
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Fin whales: A success story
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Old underground cellar, Bavaria, Germany
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Up in the Highlands
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Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
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Reflecting on Black History Month
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Tolkien Reading Day
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New Year’s Day in the land of the rising sun
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Sea Slug Day
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A monster view in Scotland
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Black grouses lekking
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Birds of the Drömling
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A bite of ancient history
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Christmas comes to New York City
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
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A whale of a picture
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Blackbird in Essex, England