The doughnut-maker from Dunkin‘ Donuts will be saying, “It’s time to turn back the clocks,” instead of, “It’s time to make the doughnuts.”

It’s that time of the year again, when the confusion and hassle of turning back the clocks begins. Daylight savings time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 28.

What is daylight savings time and how did it come about?

Not many people actually know excatly how and why daylight savings began. It wasn’t created to confuse the minds of those who try to figure out whether they are gaining or losing an hour of sleep. Nor was it begun by an astrologer who wanted an excuse to be an hour late to a galaxy convention.

Actually, daylight savings was invented during World War I. Great Britain wanted an extra hour of sunlight and the recreation time it provided. The United States Congress decided the plan was a good idea, so they adopted it in 1918.

In 1919, Congress appealed the law, ending daylight savings in the United States, but in 1967 legislators passed the Uniform Time Act, and daylight savings was again used by those cities or states who wanted an extra hour of light. It was scheduled from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October.

Besides eing a pain to those who forget to change their clocks, and children having a hard time learning to tell time, daylight savings does have its advantages. It gives those who have to be home when the street light comes on an extra hour to play. It also gives students in need of sleep that extra dream-filled hour.

Now, candy companies lobby for daylight savings to extend past Halloween.