Typewriter Patented: Sholes Invents the QWERTY Keyboard
Christopher Latham Sholes patented the Type-Writer, an invention whose QWERTY keyboard layout was designed to prevent mechanical jamming by separating frequently used letter pairs. Remington began manufacturing the device in 1873, launching a revolution in office work that displaced handwritten correspondence and opened clerical careers to millions of women within a generation.
June 23, 1868
158 years ago
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déposition du pape Benoît V par l'empereur Othon Ier.
prise d'Ankara par les troupes lombardes lors des croisades de secours.
en España, Sancho III de Castilla y Fernando II de León firman el Tratado de Sahagún por la paz de ambos reinos.
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en Japón ―en el marco de las guerras Genpei― empieza la primera batalla de Uji.
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