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Archive for May 24th, 2012
24
May
A LOOK AT PORTLAND PAST AND PRESENT
24
May
POPULAR MUSIC FIGURE IS 71 TODAY
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman) is a singer-songwriter, and
musician who has been an influential figure in the music world for five
decades. A number of Dylan’s early songs, such as "Blowin’ in the
Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin’", became anthems for
various civil rights and anti-war movements.
24
May
TELEGRAPH SERVICE BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1844
Samuel Morse transmitted the first message via telegraph in the United States sent
from Washington to Baltimore, "What hath God Wrought!”, a Bible verse found in
Numbers 23:23. According to the Library of Congress, the message was suggested
by Annie Ellsworth, the daughter of one of Morse’s friends. By 1846, telegraph lines
were erected, connecting major eastern and northern cities.
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