150 years ago today, a primitive Internet united the USA: a transcontinental telegraph from sea to sea. ... America's original wire: The telegraph at 150. October 24, 2011 / 11:38 AM EDT / CBS/AP ...

Morse Code Day is April 27, 2018. Learn how the electric telegraph revolutionized how quickly messages could be received. Katya Vines, PhD You have big news that you want to share with family in ...

OPINION: From lost love to fish by the ton, telegrams once twittered the story of Alaska.

In the early 19th century, trans-Atlantic diplomacy, however urgent, was constrained by one thing: the speed of sailing ships. The average passage took at least a month. This could lead to vexing ...