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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A treaty for science
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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Kings of the Kalahari
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Remembering the Arizona
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Celebrating Yi Peng
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World Sea Turtle Day
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Birds of a feather
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Winnie-the-Pooh Day
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Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
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Native American Heritage Month
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A winter’s holiday ends
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Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day
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New York City skyline
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A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
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Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia
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Arromanches-les-Bains for the 81st anniversary of D-Day
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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World Honey Bee Day
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International Day of the Snow Leopard
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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It s World Bee Day
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Cheetah mother and cub
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Alaska Day
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
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Going head-to-head with winter
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