Telling Time Throughout the Ages By kate.nickell 3000 BCE Obelisk (Egyptians) 325 BCE Water clocks (Greeks & Egyptians) 300 BCE Sundial (Babylonians) Jan 1, 1000 Hourglass (Europeans) Jan 1, 1100 Quipus (Chinese) Jan 1, 1206 Candle clocks Jan 1, 1300 Mechanical clocks (Europeans) Jan 1, 1400 Watches (Italians) Jan 1, 1880 International Date Line established (1880s) Jan 1, 1884 Greenwich Mean Time was the standard Jan 1, 1904 British horologists make England starting point for time zones Feb 9, 1942 Daylight Saving Time instituted Oct 23, 1956 Digital alarm clock (U.S.) Jan 1, 1972 Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) adopted
