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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Over the boardwalk
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Kluane National Park
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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In praise of the old…the very old
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A midsummer twilight s dream
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Fashion models of the avian world
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Mother s Day
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Into the woods
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Málaga, Spain
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Dalyan, Turkey
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Into the woods
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Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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Chocolate Hills
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A Welsh wonder turns 70
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1.1 billion opportunities for a better world
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Après-ski in the Dolomites
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World Whale Day
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Celebrating migrations
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Rockin with the rockhoppers
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Ring-tailed lemur
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There once was a lighthouse from...
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A bird of beauty
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavaria, Germany
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A sleeping green giant
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Apples ready for harvest in Minnesota
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