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1867

Typewriter and QWERTY Keyboard Invention

In 1867-1868, Milwaukee's Christopher Latham Sholes and his partners developed the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY layout still used today. See how a Milwaukee machine shop shaped every keyboard you type on.

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