Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia, PA, USA, patented a Pencil with an attached eraser. Continue reading
Category: Language
First book created in 1st Century Rome
Books started to be created during the 1st Century Rome. Written in Latin, the book was about the Macedonian wars. Continue reading
International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet was proposed by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen and developed by Paul Passy in 1895. Continue reading
Yoruba Script Used in Church Missionary Society
The Church Missionary Society, operating in Lagos, Nigeria developed Yoruba writing script in 1875. Continue reading
Greeks Develop Punctuation System
Greek scholar Aristophanes of Byzantium, developed the punctuation system circa 200 BCE, Continue reading
Marsiliana Tablet Discovered in Tuscany
The Marsiliana Tablet has Etruscan writing dating back to the eighth century BCE. Continue reading
The Castle of Otranto was published
The first gothic novel by Horace Walpole was The Castle of Otranto was published in England in 1764. Continue reading
Doister Wrote First the First English Comedy Play
Ralph Roister Doister wrote the first English five-act comedy play in doggerel and song Continue reading
First Written Secular Play
Dramatist Henry Medwall wrote the first English secular play Fulgens and Lucrece in 1490, Continue reading
William Smellie
William Smellie (5 February 1697 – 5 March 1763) was a Scottish obstetrician and medical instructor who practiced and taught primarily in London. Continue reading