may 21, 1440 - Printing press was created
Description:
Europeans, however, took to movable type quickly. Before the invention of the printing press — sometime between 1440 and 1450 — most European texts were printed using xylography, a form of woodblock printing similar to the Chinese method used to print "The Diamond Sutra" in 868.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 21, 1440
Now
~ 585 years ago