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Communication History Mini Quiz
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Question 1
What famous message was first transmitted on the experimental telegraph line in 1844?
On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse — after whom Morse code is named — sent the first official telegraph message: "What hath God wrought." Chosen by Annie Ellsworth from the Bible, it traveled from Washington D.C. to Baltimore.
Question 2
What were the first words famously spoken over the telephone?
Bell spilled battery acid on himself during an experiment and called to his assistant in another room, making the first phone call by accident.