Daylight Saving Time begins each spring as clocks “spring ahead” one hour on the second Sunday in March, a practice rooted in ideas from Benjamin Franklin, who suggested rising earlier to conserve candlelight. Later advocates like George Hudson and William Willett promoted shifting clocks to gain more evening daylight. The United States formally adopted the practice under the Standard Time Act during World War I to conserve energy, and it was later standardized by the Uniform Time Act. While some appreciate the extra evening light and potential energy savings, others question its benefits—but it remains a reminder that, as Ecclesiastes teaches, there is “a time to every purpose under heaven.”

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This episode was created using Notebook LM voice-overs and original research by Rosemary Pollock, historian and published author, who holds an MA in U.S. History and an MA in U.S. History with a focus on the History of Science and Medicine.

Produced by Isaac Okawa with American Heritage Worldwide.