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The first electric telegraph is created using static electricity
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The invention of the first American Telegraph
David alter developed the first American Telegraph -
opening the first telegraph office
The first telegraph office opens in Washington DC -
the telegraph expands to pensylvania
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The first transatlantic telegraph cable between North America and Europe starts operation, but fails after three weeks; a reliable new cable is not established until 1866.
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Australia is linked to the world system by a submarine telegraph line between Darwin and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)
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The first trans-Pacific line links Brisbane, Australia to Vancouver, Canada (via Fiji and Norfolk Island)
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Western Union discontinues telegram services. Indian company BSNL continues telegraphic service into 2013.
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Steve Jobs announced iPhone at the Macworld convention
