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United States Communication: Samuel F.B. Morse found a way to send messages by an electric current. (jan 21, 1837 – aug 5, 1837)

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In the year 1837, Morse performed the first successful telegraph that was able to communicate through coded messages, which were then converted by an operator into corresponding letters of the alphabet.

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jan 21, 1837
aug 5, 1837
~ 6 months

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