Time is of the essence today: The second Sunday of March marks the start of daylight saving time. At 2 AM the clocks sprang forward one hour, meaning there will be an extra hour of daylight this evening. While Benjamin Franklin is often credited with inventing daylight saving, the first real proposal for changing the clocks came in 1895 from New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, who valued having more daylight so he could collect insects after work.
Daylight saving time
Today in History
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Let the Highland games begin
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Okefenokee Swamp
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Goats don t grow on trees
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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Sea Slug Day
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The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
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Think deep thoughts
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Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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Singing praises of the oceans
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Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal, Brazil
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A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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National Fossil Day
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Colorful cows of the reef
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Carl Sagan Day
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30 years after Exxon Valdez
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Christmas star lanterns, Germany
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Fibonacci Day
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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Keep shining
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It s tree-climbing season
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Black History Month
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A glimpse of the Blue Forest
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