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First Telegraph Message by Samuel Morse

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First telegraph message, 24 May 1844
Samuel Morse
First telegraph message, 24 May 1844
On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sends the telegraph message "What hath God wrought?" from the Supreme Court chamber in the Capitol in Washington, D.C., to the B & O Railroad Depot in Baltimore, Maryland.
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