Most of the nation springs forward on Sunday, moving clocks up one hour to observe daylight saving time. By overwhelming, bipartisan majorities, the normally fractious Senate and House agreed this week to make Florida the first in the nation to adopt year-round daylight saving time statewide. But adopting year-round daylight time would mean some downsides for Florida too. Nationwide daylight saving time began 100 years ago during World War I. It codified daylight saving time, although it has been periodically modified, particularly the start and end dates.

Source: ABC News March 09, 2018 03:22 UTC