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Today In History: The Telegraph System is Invented

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On this day in 1838, Samuel Morse’s telegraph system is demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey. The telegraph, a device which used electric impulses to transmit encoded messages over a wire, would eventually revolutionize long-distance communication, reaching the height of its popularity in the 1920s and 1930s. […]

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Today in History: The Christmas Truce of World War 1

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Just after midnight on Christmas morning, exactly 101 years ago, the majority of German troops engaged in World War I ceased firing their guns and artillery and commenced singing Christmas carols. At certain points along the battle fronts, the soldiers of Russia, France, and Britain even heard brass bands joining the Germans in their joyous

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