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may 24, 1844 - First telegraph message between Washington and Baltimore (May 24, 1844 CE)

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"On May 24, 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, 'What Hath God Wrought?'." - Library of Congress, 2022

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may 24, 1844
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~ 181 years ago