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First Telegraph Message, May 24, 1844

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First Telegraph Message, May 24, 1844
Samuel Morse sent the message "What hath God wrought" via telegraph from the U.S. Capitol to his partner, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland.
credit: Library of Congress