- Europe: Europeans developed the printing press, which revolutionized the way books were produced. Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing the first metal type printing press in 1439.
- Korea: Koreans invented the first movable type printing press in the 13th century, but it was not widely used outside of Korea.
- Japan: The Japanese adopted printing technology from China and Korea and developed their own unique forms of printing, such as ukiyo-e.
Songwriter, singer and innovative gospel and blues musician, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915 – 1973) was instrumental in the creation of rock and roll and influenced many artists. Little Rosetta Nubin Rosether Atkins was born on March 20, 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, a state in the southern United
20th century Japanese feminist, anarchist and author, Itô Noé (1895 – 1923) notably contributed to a feminist magazine dedicated to denouncing the inequalities suffered by women. A forced marriage Itô Noé was born on January 21, 1895 on the island of Kyūshū, near the city of Fukuoka in Japan, in a
Winston Churchill British politician, leader, writer, and Prime Minister of Great Britain in the 20th century. He was born into an aristocratic family, his father was Lord Randolph Churchill. He graduated from a military school. From 1895, he served in the cavalry, while describing the actions of
Although he grew up in Urbino, an important artistic center at the time when his father had a workshop, Raphael trained with Pérugrin (Italian painter) in Perugia before becoming workshop manager. From then on he produced his first altarpieces, including The Marriage of the Virgin (1504). Arrived i