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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Tour de France
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Lantern Festival
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Going head-to-head with winter
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Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
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The largest American bison around
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Of moose and Maine
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National Roller Coaster Day
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Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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Happy Pi Day!
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Jerte Valley in bloom
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The power of the forest
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Hallstatt, Austria
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Old Town of Rovinj, Croatia
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Antarctica Day
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Avatars of the Wolf Moon
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Plum blossoms in China
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Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
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Zion National Park, Utah
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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A view from the top
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Let the holiday shopping commence
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Green is the new black
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Making it work—in Norway
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Wheels up in Beijing
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Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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A giant relic in Java
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Burchells zebras for International Zebra Day
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A hidden jewel in Croatia