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Morse Code

  • The first message sent via Morse Code was “What hath God wrought?”
  • The Morse Code distress signal “SOS” was initially “CQD” (“sécu” of sécurité) and means “All stations: distress.”
  • The first distress code was sent 60 years after its invention and 30 years after the death of its creator Samuel Morse
  • Samuel Morse was a supporter of slavery

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