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  • The Birth of Telecommunications
    The Birth of Telecommunications

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    Alexander Graham Bell thought he was on to something, but no one wanted his new invention. Hear the first messages to travel by wire and through the air.

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  • First Telegraph Message
    First Telegraph Message

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    Morse's first telegram marked the beginning of the telecommunications revolution.

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  • America and the Civil War
    America and the Civil War

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    Discover how the bloodiest war in American history transformed the face of the nation.

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  • Civil War Tech
    Civil War Tech

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    The Civil War saw the rise of major technological advances in warfare.

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  • Lincoln's War Machine
    Lincoln's War Machine

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    Twenty-four thousand miles of railroad replenishes troops and supplies for the North and delivers disaster to the South.

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Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication.

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