Telegraph Unveiled
The telegraph was demonstrated for the first time on January 6, 1838. Samuel Morse sent a code of dots and dashes, later known as Morse Code, over a distance of 10 miles. The telegraph system proved its value in 1844 after a line was built between Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, with a $30,000 grant from Congress.
Bill Remembers: Ellis Island
Bill Kurtis looks back on the landing spot that greeted o so many weary travelers seeking a new ... more
United States Time Zones
The time zones we have today were originally created by the railroad in 1883. “Standard Railway ... more
