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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Fibonacci Day
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King of the dinosaurs
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Landscape Architecture Month
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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Flocking together in the Antarctic
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Meet the slowest flirt in the animal world
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Pi Day
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You won’t see this on Mulberry Street
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Tree of many colors
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All Rhodes lead to the beach
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Antarctica Day
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In the Supertree Grove
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Time for brass bands and beer
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Happy Arbor Day!
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Red fox in the Netherlands
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World Meteorological Day
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Icelandic horses, Iceland
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What the hay?
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Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
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50 years of World Heritage Sites
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Western Monarch Day
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Seventeen arches at sunset
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Salzburg, Austria
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Ski touring in Austria
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Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
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Classical music takes center stage
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Uredd Rest Area, Norway