15/08/2022
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Wood type
Wood type.. that wood type for printing (example pictured) was invented in China, first mass-produced in the United States, and later exported back to China for use by missionaries?.. that William Pinckney was only the second Black American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the highest decoration for valor in combat after the Medal of Honor?.. that the Franco-Greek defence agreement is the first intra-NATO defensive alliance?.. that Fateh Muhammad Panipati has been called the al-Jazari of contemporary times?.. that Harris Computer Systems specialized in making computers for real-time simulation?.. that LGBT rights activist Kit Malone helped create the first transgender organized marching group in the Indianapolis Pride Parade's history?.. that in a choral tour program titled Salmo!, Bach's 18th successor first conducted Salmo 150, an a ca****la setting of Psalm 150 by the Brazilian composer Ernani Aguiar?.. that zoologist Herb Wong wrote the liner notes for more than 600 jazz albums, by his own count?
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