The first Pony Express service left the American city of St Joseph in Missouri destined for Sacramento in California.
23rd October 1911: Italian Carlo Piazza pilots the first aircraft to be used in war
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On the 10th March 1876, Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call when he contacted his assistant, Thomas Watson.
On the 12th November 1990, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee published the first formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
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.
Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the church.
Known as Transatlantic No. 1 or TAT-1, the £120 million system actually consisted of two identical cables to allow transmission in each direction.
The 999 service was launched in London on 30 June 1937, and initially covered a 12 mile radius from Oxford Street.
The 29th June 2008 shaped the technological landscape we live in today, when Apple released the very first iPhone.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017