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May 28, 1300
Wooded type is used
The first use of wooden type was used in China. -
May 28, 1452
Johannes Gutenberg invents moveable wooden/metal letters.
This invention helped foster speedy growth in the developments of many different types of text. -
May 28, 1556
The first newspaper is published
The first newspaper was published in Venice. -
Paper mill opens in the American colonies.
This was the first paper mill to open in the American colonies. -
Willeam Ged invents stereoptyping
Using stereotyping Ged would take a plaster mould of the type and then cast the entire page in metal. -
First comic book is published
The earliest known comic book is published, “The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck”. -
Ottmar Mergenthaler creates the linotype composing machine.
This allowed one person to be the operator. It was first used by the New York Tribune. -
The first webpage is written.
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Amazon launches kindle in the US
Kindle is software that displays e-books and other digital media. -
The "Diamond Sutra" is printed
The "Diamond Sutra" was printed in China and is the earliest dated printed book
