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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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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Big sky at Big Bend
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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The Colosseum of Rome, Italy
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The National Museum of the American Indian
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Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
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World Turtle Day
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Poppies for Armistice Day
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Find a Rainbow Day
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Waitangi Day in New Zealand
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Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire, England
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Great horned owl near Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida
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Celebrating Labor Day
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Surfer s paradise
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Demoiselle cranes, India
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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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National Take the Stairs Day
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On the lookout for Sheep-Cote Clod
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Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
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Village of Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz, Spain
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Don’t look down
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International Museum Day
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Black-naped monarch
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Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
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Swimming into the season
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Dalyan, Turkey
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Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
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