Don't Forget to 'Spring Forward' on Sunday, It's Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday, March 10, which means you'll want to remember to set your clocks one hour ahead before you go to bed Saturday night.

Yes, this means you'll lose an hour of sleep, but it also means you'll have the sun until 7 p.m. in Clinton Township. 

This year, Daylight Savings runs from March 10 until Nov. 3. The first day of Spring is Wednesday, March 20.

Brief History:

According to the Huffington Post: 

Benjamin Franklin has been credited with the idea of Daylight Saving Time, but Britain and Germany began using the concept in World War I to conserve energy, the Washington Post observes. The U.S. used Daylight Saving Time for a brief time during the war, but it didn't become widely accepted in the States until after the second World War.

In 1966, the Uniform Time Act outlined that clocks should be set forward on the last Sunday in April and set back the last Sunday in October.

That law was amended in 1986 to start daylight saving time on the first Sunday in April, though the new system wasn't implemented until 1987. The end date was not changed, however, and remained the last Sunday in October until 2006.

The time change will precede the first day of spring and the vernal equinox, which is set to take place at 7:02 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 20.

Change your clock, change your battery

While changing the time on your clocks, the U.S. Fire Administration recommends residents also change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. 

"Smoke alarms save lives, prevent injuries, and minimize property damage by detecting fires early and alerting residents, allowing crucial time to escape," the administration's website reads. "The risk of dying from a fire in a home without working smoke alarms is twice as high as in a home that has working smoke alarms."

Visit the USFA website for more information on the types of smoke alarms currently on the market, and which ones the U.S. Fire Administration recommends.