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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St. Patricks Day
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D-Day remembered
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Canada Day
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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These patterns tell a story
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Beware the Ides of March
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Monarch butterflies migrate south
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
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Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława, Poland
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Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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The Old City of Bern
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Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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I am the walrus
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Sundance Film Festival
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Union Square, Manhattan
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Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica
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An impactful day
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Winter in England s Cotswolds
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Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Joan charges Riverside Park
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Fog above the forest
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