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Morse Code
(The date is a guess?) Morse code, invented by Samuel Morse, is a means of telecommunication by sending signals with either light or sound. -
U.S. Pony Express
Letters and telegrams can be sent over long distances by horseback riders. The distance covered from the Rocky Mountains, the Great Plains, to Sacramento, CA. -
Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone Is Born
The telephone is born! Bringing in a new means of telecommunication forever changed. -
First Handheld Mobile Cellular Device
The first cell phone/mobile cellular device is created, being big and bulky in size. Has 30 minutes of talk time with 10 hours to charge. -
First Text Message Sent (in Europe)
The first text message is sent, reading "Merry Christmas". Without knowing the significance initially, the idea of texting on a cell phone evolves... -
First iPhone is released
The iPhone is a smartphone, which has the capabilities similar to having a mini-computer system on a phone. This brings inspiration to many innovations of smartphones similar to the iPhone, such as the Android. The smartphone has many features to it, making it almost as usable as a standalone computer (applications, programs, texting, multimedia, taking pictures).