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Jan 1, 713
Tang Dynasty Government News
In China, the Tang Dynasty created handwritten news, called the Kaiyuan Za Bao, that was written on silk and read by government officials. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiyuan_Za_Bao -
Jan 1, 1455
Bible printed on the printing press
"The Gutenberg Bible, printed in 1455, was the first Bible ever printed and the first book ever printed in Europe. Gutenberg printed two-hundred copies of this book which was known as a 36-line Bible for the number of lines that were on each page." Source: http://fecha.org/gutenbergbio.html -
First book printed in U.S.
The Bay Psalm Book was the first book printed in the United States. It was printed in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Source: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm004.html -
First American newspaper
"Not until 1690 did the first English-American news sheet debut- Boston's Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, published by Benjamin Harris. Source: http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/spring03/journalism.cfm -
Oldest English-language general encyclopedia
"The Encyclopædia Britannica has been published since 1768, when its first edition began to appear in Edinburgh, Scotland." Source: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/186618/Encyclopaedia-Britannica -
First Newbery Awards given
In 1922, the first Newbery Awards were given. It became the first children's book award in the world. Source: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/aboutnewbery/aboutnewbery.cfm -
First Online-Only Daily Newspaper
The American Reporter was the first online-only daily newspaper. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Reporter -
First generation Kindle released
The first generation Amazon Kindle is released to the public as a way to display eBooks and digital media. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle -
Apple iPad released
The Apple iPad was released to the public as a device to surf the internet, download applications, listen to music, read books, share photos, and more. Source: http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/ -
First Dated Printed Book
The "Diamond Sutra is the world's earliest complete survival of a dated printed book." Source: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/sacredtexts/diamondsutra.html
