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How long ago was the first long-distance telegraph message?
The first long-distance telegraph message was 182 years ago.
The first long-distance telegraph message was sent on May 24, 1844. That's 182 years, 4 months and 3 days.
Samuel Morse sent it from Washington to Baltimore.
The first long-distance telegraph message turns 200 on May 24, 2044.
If you were born before May 24, 1844, you're older than the first long-distance telegraph message.
Mind-bender: The first long-distance telegraph message is closer in time to the first fax machine patent (1843) than to today.
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