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Daylight Saving Time: What Is It, and Why Do We Have It?
Overview: Daylight Saving Time gives us the opportunity to enjoy sunny summer evenings by moving our clocks an hour forward in the spring. Or does it? Learn about the history, and the benefits and controversy with “springing ahead and falling back”.
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Why Do We Observe Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight Saving Time: In the Spring, we gain an hour, then in the Fall, we lose it. Twice a year, at night, the clocks are reset by one hour, in many states and countries.
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WHY Do We Have Daylight Saving Time?
The practice of Daylight Saving Time has both advocates and critics. In this lesson, you will learn more about why we have DST, and whether or not we should have it.
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