Books, documents, or piece of musics written by hand rather than typed or printed. Later, pieces of work that have not yet been published.
Manuscripts
Fact of the Day
Before the Normans came along, there was no English word for 'castle'.
Quote of the Day
"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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~ Voltaire
On This Day
1829 The Roman Catholic Relief Act received royal assent. It allowed British Catholics to vote, hold public office, and sit in parliament.
1912 The Royal Flying Corps was founded.
1919 British troops slaughter hundreds of unarmed Indian civilians in Amritsar at the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
1970 Late in the evening, an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks after a routine procedure caused crisis and a mission abort for Apollo 13.
