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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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
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It s Independence Day
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Groundhog Day
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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A day for our oceans
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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A lunar lantern celebration
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The 80th anniversary of D-Day
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Get amped for Glastonbury
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
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Composite of photographs from the Apollo 15 mission
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Saint Andrews Day
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International Womens Day
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Diving into the underwater nirvana
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A magnificent monolith
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Mangrove Conservation Day
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National Llama Day
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Mod gear
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Zion National Park turns 103
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World Lizard Day
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All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
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Islands of the Salish Sea
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
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White trilliums blooming in Ontario, Canada
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Kings of the Kalahari
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All eyes on moths
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International Talk Like a Pirate Day
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