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The history of daylight saving time and its effect on health

The history of daylight saving time and its effect on our health

Aired 11/03/2022

PBS News Hour

The history of daylight saving time and its effect on health

Clip: 11/3/2022 | 7m 32sVideo has Closed Captions

The history of daylight saving time and its effect on our health

This weekend, nearly all of us will set our clocks back one hour. It's part of the twice-a-year ritual of alternating between daylight saving time and standard time. William Brangham looks at the history of changing the clock and a movement to do away with this process, once and for all.

Aired 11/03/2022

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