1829CE
Invention
Typewriter Patented
American inventor William Burt patents the typographer, commonly considered the first practical typewriter. The cumbersome machine featured letters arranged on a dial and printed onto paper.
American inventor William Burt patents the typographer, commonly considered the first practical typewriter. The cumbersome machine featured letters arranged on a dial and printed onto paper.
American-British novelist and screenwriter who is considered a founder of the hardboiled school of detective fiction. His novels, including The Big Sleep and Farewell, My Lovely, featuring detective Philip Marlowe, profoundly influenced the mystery genre.
The Egyptian Revolution breaks out as the Free Officers Movement, led by Muhammad Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser, overthrows King Farouk. The revolution established a republic and ended British influence in Egypt.