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16th August 1858: Queen Victoria sends the first transatlantic telegram

  • 16th August 2021
  • Tagged as: Atlantic, Buchanan, Queen Victoria, Science, Technology, Telegraph

Queen Victoria sent the first telegram using the newly-installed transatlantic telegraph cable to US President James Buchanan.

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9th January 1861: Star of the West fired upon by South Carolina batteries as it approached Fort Sumter

  • 9th January 2021
  • Tagged as: American Civil War, Buchanan, Civil War, Fort Sumter, New York, South Carolina
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As Star of the West approached Fort Sumter on the morning of 9 January it was met with cannon shots from cadet George E. Haynsworth on nearby Morris Island.

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