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1933 Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, dies

1920 1st U.S. postage stamps printed without the words United States or US

1913 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in New York World

1895 1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper

1863 1st U.S. newspaper printed on wood-pulp paper, Boston Morning Journal

1852 Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg

1799 1st U.S. printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania

1760 1st Jewish prayer books printed in U.S.

1535 1st full English translation of the Bible printed in Switzerland

1492 "Pentateuch" (Jewish holy book) 1st printed

1489 "Tractate Niddah" a talmudic edition, 1st printed

1477 1st English printed book "Dictes and Sayengis of the Phylosophers"

1457 Oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg)

1457 Gutenberg Bible became the 1st printed book


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