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August 24, 1456
The printing of the famed Gutenberg Bible was completed by printer and inventor Johannes Gutenberg. It was the first complete book to be printed using movable type.
August 24, 410
Visigoth King Alari and his armies ransacked the city of Rome in retaliation for Rome’s refusal to grant the Goths the land on which they wanted to settle in modern Hungary. The event disillusioned both the Christians and pagans who believed Rome’s piety bestowed on her a divine favor protecting her from political and social upheaval. St. Augustine tackled the dilemma in his writing, City of God.
