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Today in History—August 16: The First Official Transatlantic Telegraph
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August 16, 1858: The first “instantaneous” communication between hemispheres took 16 hours
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August 16, 1858: The first “instantaneous” communication between hemispheres took 16 hours
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-5309); Photo Illustration Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.