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.
Fred Allen & Jack Benny: Best of Frenemies
Comedians Fred Allen and Jack Benny were good friends who enjoyed playing comic adversaries. ... more
World War I
What began with a single pistol shot killing the Archduke of Austria on June 28, 1914, gave way ... more
