Even though Samuel Morse invented his version of the electrical telegraph in 1837, another inventor came up with a slightly different one in 1832.
If i remember correctly, the another guy did come up with a version of the electrical telegraph, but that it was too complicated and difficult to use, and when he was trying to sort these problems out, old Samuel Morse released his version.
The first telegraph was sent on On May 24, 1844.
The first telegraph sent said, "What hath God wrought?" it was sent from Baltimore to Washington.
The first telegraph line in Canada was in Toronto. The first telegraph message sent in Canada was from Toronto to Hamilton on December 19, 1846.
The first telegraph message sent by Samuel Morse said "What Hath God Wrought". Annie Ellsworth came up with the words.
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In 1844, the first two cities to communicate through the telegraph were Washington D.C. and Baltimore. Samuel Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, sent this first message.
the first telegraph wasn't sent. the code was sent to Abe Lincoln if this didn't answer your question, then here's another answer: on May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message, "What hath God wrought?" from Washington D.C. to Baltimore, Maryland
The first presidential speech sent by telegraph wire was given by Abraham Lincoln. His Inaugural Address on March 4, 1861 was sent from New York to Kearney, Nebraska.
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Samuel Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, famously quoted the biblical phrase "What hath God wrought" when he sent the first telegraph message in 1844.
A telegram is a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form. Samuel B Morse, inventor of the telegraph, sent the first telegram on May 24, 1844, from Washington DC to Baltimore.
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~The telegraph was the starting point for the science behind modern communication devices like the telephone and fax machine.~The telegraph was the first device that allowed information to travel over a distance without being physically transported by a person.~The telegraph was the first machine used to broadcast news using sound.~The first message sent on the telegraph was transatlantic, proving that a message could be sent over a long distance without a human being needed to transport it.