* Clock frequency: 294 MHz, 299 MHz ( later versions )

In 1953, a song called " Rock Around the Clock " was written for Haley.

" Rock Around the Clock " was the first record ever to sell over one million copies in both Britain and Germany and, in 1957, Haley became the first major American rock singer to tour Europe.

* A book on the history of Haley's most famous recording, Rock Around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock Revolution by Jim Dawson was published in June 2005.

From 1957 until 1992 its headquarters was located in a former wool mill at Clock Tower Place, Maynard, Massachusetts.

DEC was headquartered at a former wool mill at Clock Tower Place, Maynard MA from 1957 until 1992

The cross, which stood for many years in front of the 15th century Clock Tower, was demolished in 1701.

All the glass on the south dial was blown out, but the hands and bells were not affected, and the Great Clock continued to keep time accurately.

In terms of its wide cultural impact across society in the US and elsewhere, Bill Haley's " Rock Around the Clock ", recorded in April 1954 but not a commercial success until the following year, is generally recognized as an important milestone, but it was preceded by many recordings from earlier decades in which elements of rock and roll can be clearly discerned.

" Rock Around the Clock " was a breakthrough for both the group and for all of rock and roll music.

The first Dukes release was the EP 25 O ' Clock, issued on April Fools ' Day 1985.

* May 31 – The Great Clock at the Palace of Westminster, London was started, and its bells ring for the very first time.

* The Prague Astronomical Clock ( also known as Prague Orloj ) was built by Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

Professor Wolff was one of the first people to be interviewed by Ali G, during the character's initial appearances on The 11 O ' Clock Show.

The 8 O Clock News spoke of " weeping teenage-girls who couldn't believe that it was all over ".

The original full title of the song was " We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock Tonight !".

This was later shortened to "( We're Gonna ) Rock Around the Clock ", though this form is generally only used on releases of the 1954 Bill Haley Decca Records recording ; most other recordings of this song by Haley and others ( including Sonny Dae ) shorten this title further to " Rock Around the Clock ".

There are sources that indicate that " Rock Around the Clock " was written in 1953, but documents uncovered by historian Jim Dawson indicate it was in fact written in late 1952.

The original arrangement of the song bore little resemblance to the version recorded by Haley, and was in fact closer to a popular instrumental of the day called " The Syncopated Clock " ( written by Leroy Anderson ).

According to the Haley biographies Bill Haley by John Swenson and Rock Around the Clock by Dawson, the song was offered to Haley in the wake of his first national success " Crazy Man, Crazy " in 1953, after being copyrighted with the U. S. Library of Congress on March 31.

The version of " Rock Around the Clock " that was used in the movie Blackboard Jungle differs from the hit single version.

Also significantly, " Rock Around The Clock " was recorded in the very same month that Atlantic Records issued Big Joe Turner's " Shake, Rattle and Roll ".

In relation to " Rock Around The Clock ", Gabler said: " I was aware that rock was starting.

Clock speed was increased from the 603's rate of 35kHz to 50 kHz.

For lack of adequate facilities, the business having increased largely, the firm, in 1856, moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut, occupying the old Jerome Clock Co. building, to which additions were made from time to time, until it covered about eight acres in 1899.

The anonymous sleeve notes accompanying the 1956 Decca album " Rock Around The Clock " describe Haley's early life and career thus: " Bill got his first professional job at the age of 13, playing and entertaining at an auction for the fee of $ 1 a night.

The BBC News at Ten began simulcasting on the channel on 30 January 2006 as part of the Ten O ' Clock Newshour, followed by extended sport and business news updates.

File: Ship Clock at British Museum. jpg | Room 38-39-Mechanical Galleon, Augsburg, around AD 1585

The aim is to carry the ball from the " Salting Pool " via the old A30, along Callywith Road, then through Castle Street, Church Square and Honey Street to finish at the Turret Clock in Fore Street.

Clock signal frequencies ranging from 100 kHz to 4 MHz were very common at this time, limited largely by the speed of the switching devices they were built with.

* In the Not The Nine O ' Clock News sketch on the new film The Life of Christ ( itself a reference to Python's 1979 Life of Brian ), the Bishop ( Rowan Atkinson ) who is being harangued for this parody of Pythonism professes himself surprised at the furor, saying: " Well, I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition.

is steeped with references to the 1960s popular music scene ( at one point a list of 200 fictional bands performing at the Walpurgisnacht rock festival is reeled off ( including a handful of actual bands of the 60s ), and there are numerous references to the famous rock and roll song, " Rock Around the Clock "), and has influenced many bands and musicians.

* Clock skew, a phenomenon in which the clock signal arrives at different components at different times.

The Alternate Master Clock, mentioned above, also continues to operate at Schriever AFB in Colorado.

In The Devil at 4 O ' Clock ( 1961 ), Tracy played a priest for the fourth time in his career.

The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock face, maintained since 1947 by the board of directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago.

Cover of the 1947 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists issue that first featured the Doomsday Clock at seven minutes to midnight.

* In Fireman Sam ( series 1987-1994 ), Firefighter Elvis Cridlington is always parodying Rock around the Clock whenver he's in the fire station kitchen, i. e. singing in tune to the song about whatever he's making in the kitchen at the time.

* Drummer Neil Peart of the Canadian rock band Rush recorded a version of " One O ' Clock Jump " with the Buddy Rich Big Band, and has used it at the end of his drum solos on the 2002 Vapor Trails Tour and Rush's 30th Anniversary Tour.

The program WAIS, developed at Thinking Machines by Brewster Kahle, would later be influential in starting the Internet Archive and associated projects including the Rosetta Disk as part of Danny Hillis ' Clock of the Long Now.

The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower at the University of Birmingham

* Koch was memorialized by Clock DVA at the opening of their music video for " The Hacker ".

By 1861, this visual signal was augmented by the One O ' Clock Gun at Edinburgh Castle.