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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Agüero, Huesca province, Spain
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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Big Bend National Park anniversary
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Hot and Spicy Food Day
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Working for that cliffside view
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A history of Vinland
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Ancient art in the Amazon
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Is that a buzzing sound?
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El Valle de la Luna, Chile
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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It s Independence Day
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Thomas Edison s bright idea
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The Old City of Bern
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Pretty in pink, and purple, and red…
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The Great Blue Hole, Belize
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It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
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Black History Month
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Hey, you two in the front!
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75 years of the United Nations
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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Spring blooms in the Netherlands
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Penn Station
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Belted Galloway cows
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Happy Holi!
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Golden Bridge, Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang, Vietnam
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Fallen but not forgotten
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Hanging out on a limb
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A peek at an explosive peak
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