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Daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m on March 10.

In the spring, participating states turn clocks froward one hour on the second Sunday of March, causing us to spring forward and lose an our of sleep .

Clocks “fall back” on Nov 3. Daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday of November each year.

Why do we have daylight saving time?

Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the standard Time Act , which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War The law also established standard time and allowed the federal government to create five time zones.

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