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Cracking the Rosetta Stone

Post author By Kathy E. Gill
Post date 27 September 2022
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Detail of the Rosetta Stone — Detail of the hieroglyphs, including a cartouche featuring the name Ptolemy. The British Museum.

On 27 September 1822, Jean-François Champollion announced his draft translations in Paris.

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Kennedy and Nixon debate on national TV for the first time

Post author By Kathy E. Gill
Post date 26 September 2022
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Kennedy-Nixon clipping — Bristol Virginia-Tennessean (27 Sep 1960, Tue, Page 8). Via Newspapers.com

But the first televised debate during a presidential campaign took place between two women in 1956.

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From the telegraph to the telephone, but no closer to world peace

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Post date 25 September 2022
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Trans-Atlantic telephone cable — Map of the trans-Atlantic telephone cable. Via Atlantic-Cable.

On 25 September 1956, Europe and North America celebrated completion of the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable(s).

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