Stacker turned back the clock to investigate the history behind daylight saving time—and why some people argue it shouldn't exist anymore.

When is daylight savings? We change clocks behind an hour or "fall back" at 2 am ET Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. DST starts, "spring forward," March 8, 2026.

Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, meaning most Americans will get an extra hour of sleep. Daylight Saving Time, or DST, is said to have originated from a satirical letter Benjamin Franklin wrote ...

But it took the advocacy of a Kent builder called William Willett to build enough momentum to put it into motion. Apparently, the worker became interested in the idea because, while riding home on his ...