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Along with October, May is one of the most densely packed months of the year. It's before the summer humidity and the last whole month of the school year. The weather is warming in t...
The solstice on the 20th marks the onset of summer (Northern Hemisphere) or winter (Southern Hemisphere). Many people, particularly in Europe, North America and Asia, will be embarking o...
Spring has sprung in the north, and the first hints of Autumn are on the horizon in the south. April is the month spring (or fall) gets underway, and it is filled with religious celebrations, including the Mu...
National Typewriter Day marks the anniversary when Christopher Latham Sholes was granted a United States patent for his typewriting machine on June 23, 1868.
Typewriters changed communication, and letters became professional-looking, creating a format that makes letters more legible than handwritten correspondence. The typewriter has also opened job opportunities for women.
Read the rest of this fascinating history (including pictures of the earliest typewriters) at: http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-history.html.
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