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Date 1844-05-24-01, sorted by date, descending

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1844 24 May
184-		 F.B. Morse sent the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington D.C. to Baltimore; the message said: "What hath God wrought?" which is a verse from The Book of Numbers 23:23. Also see The Book of Job 38:35 where it says "Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are?" [Thief in the Night or The Strange Case of the Missing Millennium by William Sears p3-4]

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 Baltimore, MD; Communication; Firsts, other; History (general); Morse code; Samuel Morse; Telegraph; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA The first telegraphic message.
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