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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Classmate Facts # 79 - 15th Century Did-You Knows...

1. 1495 - Leonardo Da Vinci begins painting The Last Supper!

2. 1450 - Johannes Gutenberg puts his printing machine to action. The first book he prints is the Bible.

3. 1429 - Not even one year old, Henry VI becomes King of England!

4. 1486 - The world's first known copyright is granted in Venice.

5. 1410 - The first English Christmas carol comes intobeing!

6. 1470 - The first printed poster is published by Peter Schoeffer! It's an advertisement for a bookseller!

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