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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Welcome to El Cervantino
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Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
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Illuminating Annecy
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Black History Month
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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A walk among the giants
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Marine Day in Japan
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Aura River in Turku, Finland
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Crested caracaras
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A lunar lantern celebration
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Trevi in bloom
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Happy Panda Day!
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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Songkran—Thai New Year
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An island in the Highlands
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Temple of Philae, Aswan, Egypt
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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Tree of many colors
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Ring of fire
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The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
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Keep calm and drive on (slowly)
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San Francisco’s City Hall illuminated by the iconic colors of Pride
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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World Jellyfish Day
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Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
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Pining for spring
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