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2500 BCE
Egyptian Papyrus
first manufactured in Egypt as far
back as the fourth millennium BCE.
The papyrus rolls describe the last
years of building the Great Pyramid
of Giza -
First Telegraph
Baron Schilling von Canstatt successfully demonstrates the first telegraph recorded in history. -
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The Pony Express Begins
The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the accross the nations. This spanned from April 1860 to October of 1861. -
The Beginning of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell, he was the first to make a two person long distance call -
Morse Code
British physicist Sir Oliver Lodge demonstrated the reception of Morse code signaling using radio waves using a "coherer". -
Introduction of TV
The first "television" system broadcast was a straight-line by Philo Farnsworth on September 7th, 1927. -
The Birth of the Internet
January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Many networks could not support this shift until Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP). -
First SMS to be Sent
The first SMS ever sent was by Brit Neil Papworth who texted ‘Happy Christmas’ to Vodafone director Richard Jarvis at a staff Christmas party. -
Introduction of Universal Communication "Skype"
An instant messaging app that provides online text
message and video chat services. -
Facebook
This marks the official date of the ever-so popular "Facebook". It is currently one of the most popular apps nationwide with an estimate 825 Million members. -
Release of the First Iphone
Steve Jobs launched an advice that would change history. -
Google Hangouts
A communication platform developed by Google
which includes instant messaging, video chat,
SMS and VOIP features