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There are many different forms of communication. Words are just what is most often considered. Many an invention has enhanced our communication experience and I'd like to tell you about one of them today. You see, on this day in history is the anniversary of a significant communication event!
The first public telegraph message, "What hath God wrought," was sent on May 24, 1844 by Samuel Morse in Washington to Alfred Vail at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) "outer depot" (now the B&O Railroad Museum) in Baltimore. The message is a Bible verse from Numbers 23:23, chosen for Morse by Annie Ellsworth, daughter of the Governor of Connecticut. The original paper tape received by Vail in Baltimore is on display in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Here's a YouTube video of a documentary I found which has the history (and the two men) behind the telegraph and Morse Code. I bet you didn't know some of this. I didn't!
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For more communication fun, visit Art of Eloquence.com!
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(JoJo)