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Jan 30, 1241
Koreans print books using movable type.
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Jan 30, 1300
The first use of wooden type in China.
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Jan 30, 1309
Europeans first make paper.
Europeans first make paper. However, the Chinese and Egyptians had started making paper centuries previous. -
Jan 30, 1338
First papermill opened in France.
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Jan 30, 1390
First papermill opened in Germany.
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Jan 30, 1452
In Europe, metal plates are first used in printing.
In Europe, metal plates are first used in printing. Gutenberg begins printing the Bible which he finishes in 1456. -
Jan 30, 1457
First color printing by Fust and Schoeffer.
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Jan 30, 1501
Italic type first used.
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King James Bible published.
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Type-composing machine invented.
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Printing presses can now print and fold 90,000 4-page papers an hour.
Printing presses can now print and fold 90,000 4-page papers an hour. Diazotype invented (print photographs on fabric). -
There are more radios than there are daily newspapers.
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This was the worst year in decades as far as advertising revenues for newspapers.
This was the worst year in decades as far as advertising revenues for newspapers. However, newspapers are moving into online internet versions. -
T'ang Dynasty
618 to 906: The first printing is done in China using ink on carved wooden blocks begins to make multiple transfers of an image to paper. -
The Diamond Sutra is printed
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News Articles
All news articles will be online. -
Books
No more book printing. -
Everything
Everything news, books, and social media will be holographic.