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Bourbon was created by a clergyman. Rev. Elijah Craig distilled whisky from maize, and named it after his home in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
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Communication > Publications & Print Media
On 21st January, 1677, A pamphlet on smallpox became the first medical publication in the U.S.... Read more »
On 9th November, 1842, Printing type faces are patented by George Bruce... Read more »
On 18th April, 1846, The telegraph ticker was patented by R. E. House... Read more »
On 21st February, 1878, The world’s first telephone directory was issued in Connecticut, USA... Read more »
On 27th February, 1883, An improved hand-stamp was patented... Read more »
On 7th April, 1890, A Machine for Making Justified Lines of Type was patented by T. Lanston... Read more »
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On 30th July, 1935, Penguin Books first began publishing it’s paperbacks... Read more »
On 16th August, 1954, The Sports Illustrated magazine was first published... Read more »
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