Two whole weeks is an eternity in the age of instant communication, but until the mid-19th century, it took at least that long for a message to travel across the Atlantic. American businessman Cyrus West Field wanted to change this. It was his life mission to connect North America and Europe via telegraph.
The installation of the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable under the ocean was completed on August 5, 1858. After a few failed attempts over the previous year, four ships—two from Britain and…
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