Unfortunately the printing press was invented in the previous millennium.
 the oldest extant printed document is Chinese and dates from the eighth
century.  Well, at least ITS not from the US!
Heleanor Feltham

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I would have to say that one of the greatest inventions of the millennium
would have to be the printing press.
Chris Gordy
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From: Roger Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 1:46 PM
Subject: make it the millennium


>Let's keep the focus. Some great nominations coming in.
>Roger
>http://www.globalmuseum.org
>
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>From: Jane Sproull Thomson <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Thursday, 4 February 1999 5:29
>Subject: Re: Your TOP EVENT / DECISION that shaped the 20th Century
>
>
>>Why don't we go for the whole cow and make it the top event of the
>>millenium? Get out your encyclopedias!
>>
>>At 07:53 AM 03/02/99 -0600, you wrote:
>>>sorry, wrong century!!
>>>
>>>At 07:59 PM 2/2/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>electricity!
>>>>
>>>>--------
>>>>Cindy Schartman
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Jane Sproull Thomson
>>
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