Thursday, May 24, 2007
This Day in American History
On this day in 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message, "What hath God wrought!" from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America's first telegraph line. Other people were developing a telegraph system but Morse won the race mainly because of his superior code. Almost lost to history are the unattractive facts that Morse was politically a nativist and a defender of slavery.
Labels: First Telegraph Message
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 6:28 AM 
