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Date: July 9, 2023 at 12:54:45 PM CDT
To: Don House <[email protected]>, Robert Hiemenz <[email protected]>
Subject: Fw: Where was the typewriter invented?


And Mr TTY history can send an article in about the invention of the TTY
How Milwaukee Is Celebrating the Typewriter’s Long, Local History




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Subject: Where was the typewriter invented?

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July 07, 2023

Tap, Tap, Tap
In Celebration of the Typewriter
Perhaps a little-known fact: the typewriter was born in Milwaukee. For decades, this fact has flown under the radar—but a group of committed individuals are working to change that. In June 2023, Milwaukeeans celebrated 150 years of typewriter history, including a musical performance on a typewriter. Talk about tickling the keys.
 
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