Time is of the essence today: the second Sunday of March marks the start of daylight saving time. At 2 AM this morning, 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 from New Zealand entomologist George Hudson in 1895, who valued having more daylight so he could collect insects after work.
Daylight Savings
Today in History
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If given Menton, make lemonade
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St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
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Aerial view of Ocean City, Maryland, USA
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Fishing boats at Coco Beach in Goa, India
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Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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Connecting the dots
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Boxing Day
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Chasing summer in the art world
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Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
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Living rock
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Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
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The top of Tennessee
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Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
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King of the ocean
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Earth Day
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The ancient home of the Minoans
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Happy International Astronomy Day!
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Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
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Colours of spring
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Peek-a-boo, I see you!
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Everglades National Park, Florida
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Blooming sunflowers
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Grizzly bear and cub
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World Art Day
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Have a merry little Christmas
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Channel Country, Australia
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Volcán Alcedo giant tortoise, Isabela Island
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Northern hawk-owl
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Eyes on the skies
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