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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First day of summer
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Victory Day in Valletta
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Feast of the Donkey
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How Quảng Ngãi got its grove back
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Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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We stand with Ukraine
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Wildcat in a winter wonderland
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Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Virginia
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Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
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Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
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Burns Night
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Pups of the prairie
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Back on the rise
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Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia
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A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Dashing through the snow
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Summertime in Alaska
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International Nurses Day
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Mountain goats at Glacier National Park in Montana
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Rosa Parks Day
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
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Frost on autumn leaves
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World Water Day
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It s International Jazz Day
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The Wave at Coyote Buttes
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Fallen but not forgotten
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Apple Tree Day
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Observing a squirrelly day
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The globe skimmers return
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