In 1844, American inventor Samuel Morse transmitted the first long-distance telegraph from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore: ...

In 1844, American inventor Samuel Morse transmitted the first long-distance telegraph from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore: “What hath God wrought?” Besides ushering in the age of instant long ...

It was “What hath God wrought,” the very same quote that Samuel Morse had used for the world’s first long-distance telegraph transmission back in 1844. Here’s the story of how Morse chose ...

American Telephone and Telegraph Company (or AT&T ... to break up into one long distance company and a number of local companies that handled regional calls. AT&T kept Bell Labs and the long ...