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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Diwali
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Chocolate Hills
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Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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Trunks stick together
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Milford Sound/Piopiotahi rainforest in New Zealand
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Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
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Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
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European hedgehog
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Honoring our fallen heroes
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Space-age style by the sea
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Sailing across the ice
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World Penguin Day
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Pi Day
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Smith Rock State Park, Oregon
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Women s History Month
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Who left the tub running?
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Sounds of Bach come to Bath
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Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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Apple Tree Day
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Falling for Tennessee
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Harbor and longtail boats at Ko Samui, Thailand
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Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
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Pollinator Week
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An ice cap-puccino
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A cry for independence
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Finnish Independence Day
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Winter solstice
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Tour de France begins
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