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    What was the first transatlantic telegraph cable?

    Question #99900. Asked by author. (Oct 03 08 8:20 PM)


    redsoxfan325

    		"The first transatlantic telegraph cable crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Foilhommerum, Valentia Island, in western Ireland to Heart's Content, in eastern Newfoundland."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telegraph_cable

    Oct 03 08, 8:57 PM

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