The Bible That Launched the Printing Revolution
According to tradition, Johannes Gutenberg completed his great Bible on February 23, 1455, the first major Western book printed with movable type.
Tales from the year 1455
The Hour That Started Thirty Years of War: St Albans, 1455
On May 22, 1455, Richard, Duke of York defeated King Henry VI's forces in a street battle at St Albans, firing the opening shot of the thirty-year Wars of the Roses.