On this day in 1829, in the United States, William Austin Burt patented the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter in the United States.

Learn about how typewriters are still used by people like Tom Hanks as a way to create strong personal connections in an otherwise profoundly digital age.

Today is July 23, 2020.

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On this day in 2011, Anders Behring Breivik committed mass murder and marked Norway’s most tragic day in its modern history.

Learn how his actions have given global insight into “lone wolf” killers and why his story may show weaknesses in Norway’s justice system.

Today is July 22, 2020.

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On this day in 1899, Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.

Learn about how he viewed his book, The Sun Also Rises, about the “Lost Generation”. He never viewed his or any generation as “lost” but showed how life is merely cyclical.

Today is July 21, 2020.

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On this day in 1969,  Apollo 11's crew successfully landed the first crewed craft on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility.

Learn about the protests surrounding the launch and the American space community’s unique history grappling with society’s incomplete journey towards racial equality.

Today is July 20, 2020.

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On this day in 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention began.

Learn its goal to read and sign the Declaration of Sentiments and listen to how it was meant to deliberately be a sort of revision for the Declaration of Independence.

Today is July 19, 2020.

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On this day in 1918, Nelson Mandela was born in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Learn how his optimism acted as one of his most powerful weapons during South Africa’s fight against apartheid.

Today is July 18, 2020.

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On this day in 1762, Catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia. Also on July 17, her dynasty ended with the mass execution of the Romanov family in 1918.

Learn about the legacy of Russia’s revolutionary history as it manifested in the poetry of Anna Akhmatova.

Today is July 17, 2020.

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On this day in 1945 the atomic age began when the United States successfully detonated a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon in New Mexico.

Learn why Oppenheimer recited the Bhagavad Gita to himself on that day and why it might not have meant what you think.

Today is July 16, 2020.

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On this day in 1799, troops led by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign uncovered a large stone etched in multiple languages in the Egyptian village of Rosetta.

Learn about how it unlocked our understanding of a whole civilization and where those lessons even apply to the revolutionary work of Nelson Mandela.

Today is July 15, 2020.

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On this day in 1789, the citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille.

Learn through the eyes of literature about how these days were filled with terror and violence as much as triumphs for human liberty, equality, and brotherhood.

Today is July 14, 2020.

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