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29th July 1914: Successful voice test of the first transcontinental telephone line between New York and San Francisco

  • 29th July 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Communication, New York, San Francisco, Science, Technology, Telephone, United States, USA

The world’s first transcontinental telephone line was successfully voice tested between New York and San Francisco.

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4th July 1950: Radio Free Europe broadcasts for the first time

  • 4th July 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Cold War, Communication, Communism, Germany, Radio, Romania, USA, USSR

On the 4th July 1950, Radio Free Europe – founded the previous year to transmit uncensored information to audiences behind the Iron Curtain – completed its first broadcast.

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2nd March 1791: Frenchman Claude Chappe sends the first message by semaphore machine

  • 2nd March 2020
  • Tagged as: Communication, France, Invention, Paris, Science, Semaphore, Technology

Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the church.

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25th September 1956: Inauguration TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable

  • 25th September 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Atlantic, Britain, Canada, Cold War, Communication, Newfoundland, Scotland, Technology, Telephone, USA

Known as Transatlantic No. 1 or TAT-1, the £120 million system actually consisted of two identical cables to allow transmission in each direction.

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30th June 1937: World’s first emergency telephone number began operating in London

  • 30th June 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, Communication, Emergency, England, Fire, London, Police, Telephone

The 999 service was launched in London on 30 June 1937, and initially covered a 12 mile radius from Oxford Street.

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29th June 2008: Apple release the iPhone

  • 29th June 2019
  • Tagged as: Communication, Electronics, Invention, Science, Technology, USA

The 29th June 2008 shaped the technological landscape we live in today, when Apple released the very first iPhone.

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3rd April 1860: The first Pony Express service went into operation

  • 3rd April 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Communication, Mail, Pony Express, Technology, USA

The first Pony Express service left the American city of St Joseph in Missouri destined for Sacramento in California.

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10th March 1876: Bell transmits the first speech using the telephone

  • 10th March 2019
  • Tagged as: Communication, Invention, Science, Scotland, Sound, Technology, Telephone, USA

On the 10th March 1876, Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call when he contacted his assistant, Thomas Watson.

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12th November 1990: World Wide Web first proposed

  • 12th November 2018
  • Tagged as: Communication, Computing, Internet, Invention, Science, Technology

On the 12th November 1990, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee published the first formal proposal for the World Wide Web.

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