Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the church.
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4th August 1944: First Allied jet pilot to achieve a combat victory by ‘tipping’ a V-1 doodlebug
4th August 2017
2nd March 2018
2nd March 1791: Frenchman Claude Chappe sends the first message by semaphore machine
25th September 1956: Inauguration TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable
25th September 2017
26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima officially ends
26th March 2019
25th March 1306: Robert the Bruce crowned King of Scots
25th March 2019
24th March 1721: Bach dedicates the Brandenburg Concertos
24th March 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017