360What happened in 1868?
2 moments from 1868 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 23 June 1868
A patent for the typewriter is granted
On 23 June 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes and his partners received a US patent for a 'type-writer'. Their later design introduced the QWERTY layout of keys, which spread to typewriters worldwide and is still used on computer keyboards and phones today.
- On this day · 18 August 1868
Helium is discovered in the Sun
On 18 August 1868, the French astronomer Jules Janssen, watching a solar eclipse in India, saw a bright yellow line in the Sun's light that matched no known element. The element was named helium, after the Greek word for Sun. It was found on Earth only in 1895.