January 8, 2023 - Earth's Rotation Day | World Typing Day

Welcome to January 8th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate our mysterious universe and curious keys. On this day in 1851 French physicist, Leon Foucault made an important discovery. As a med school dropout and amateur photographer Leon had not yet made his mark. Then on January 8th he suspended a pendulum from the ceiling of the Meridian Room of the Paris Conservatory and invited some fellow scientists to “...see the Earth turn.” As the pendulum swung through the air it traced a pattern that effectively illustrated that the Earth turns on an axis. On Earth’s Rotation Day, celebrate the mysteries of the universe that still manage to capture our imagination. If you’ve ever looked at the top row of your keyboard, then you’ve noticed the made up word QWERTY. Turns out that the design was proprietary on purpose. The Remington company began producing typewriters based on the design of Christopher Latham Sholes, who came up with the QWERTY arrangement. When the Remington company sold the typewriters, they also held trainings on how to use them. This keyboard arrangement has been around so long that everyone just accepts it as normal. By the way, the word typewriter can be typed using only the top row of your keyboard. On World Typing Day celebrate at your own speed even if you’re in the hunt and peck lane. I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices