January 7: A Day of Invention - The Typewriter, Hydrogen Bomb and Machine Translation

On This Day in History January 7, 2021 Historical Events 1610  Galileo Galilei discovers the first three moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa & Ganymede 1714  Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) 1941  Chinese Kuomintang forces under orders from Chiang Kai-shek open fire on the surrounded Communist New Fourth Army at Maolin, Anhui Province, killing or capturing 7,000 troops 1953  US President Harry Truman announces American development of the hydrogen bomb 1954  Georgetown-IBM experiment, 1st public demonstration of a machine translation system, is held at IBM's head office in New York 1999  President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial begins in the US Senate after the House voted to impeach him for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Gregory XIII (1502 - 1585) Millard Fillmore (1800 - 1874) Nicolas Cage 57th Birthday William Peter Blatty (1928 - 2017) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Catherine of Aragon (1485 - 1536) Hirohito (1901 - 1989) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for January 6 - 12 How well do you know your history? Test your knowledge with our weekly quiz. Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2021 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand