History this week
Sunday 24th July

• 1829 First typewriter was patented by William Burt of Mt. Vernon, USA.

• 1837 Wheatstone & Cooke send their first telegraph message 2 km.

• 1847 R. M. Hoe, New York City patented the rotary-type printing press.

• 1866 After a dozen years, Cyrus Field successfully completed the trans-Atlantic Cable.

• 1871 S. Wheeler of Albany, NY patented perforated toilet paper.

• 1872 Dr M Loomis granted patent for wireless experiments

• 1909 O. Wright tests first US Army airplane, 1 hour 12 minutes.

This list of events in history was compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW

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