868 : DiAMOND SūTRA was printed in China, making it the oldest known dated printed book in the world. It is a Buddhist sutra from the perfection of wisdom sutras. A copy of the Tang-dynasty Chinese version was … Continue Reading ››
1497 : Amerigo Vespucci allegedly departed Cádiz in Spain for his first voyage to the New World aka Earth’s Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas. The name of America was derived from Amerigo Vespucci’s name.
1835 : New York Herald 1st issue was published by James Gordon Bennett. Sr. It was published for 89 years until 1924, when it was acquired by the New-York Tribune, a smaller rival, to form the New York … Continue Reading ››