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Yesterday in history ;-)

 

Yesterday in history: ah, the first royal drama I remember.

1986 : Prince Andrew married English commoner Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey which has recently celebrated its 900 year old birthday in London.

https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/this-day-in-history.html

1829 Typewriter patented

The invention of various kinds of machines was attempted in the 19th century. Most were large and cumbersome, some resembling pianos in size and shape.

Finally, in 1867, the American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes read an article in the journal Scientific American describing a new British-invented machine and was inspired to construct what became the first practical typewriter.

His second model, patented on June 23, 1868, wrote at a speed far exceeding that of a pen.

https://www.britannica.com/technology/type

Training

 

 

She grabbed his hand. That was not what he was expecting, though in retrospect he ought to have. 

Edthwin, not being a stupid man, followed where she led.  The fort was in flames, after all, and there was cannon fire in the distance.

She picked an old well house and paused, clearly just for a moment.  

“Okay, you need to do exactly as I say for the next-“ Continue reading