[HARC] Samual Morse celebrates a birthday

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Happy birthday Sam!
Samuel Morse, who introduced telegraph communications in the  United 
States, was born 220 years ago today on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown,  Mas
sachusetts. 
On 24th of May 1844, he famously sent the message "What hath God  wrought" 
(quoting Numbers 23:23) by telegraph from Washington D.C to  Baltimore. 
The telegraph Morse code used in those days differed in a number of 
respects  from the International Morse code used today and a description of the  
differences can be found at
_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Morse_code_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Morse_code)  
Wiki - Samuel F. B. Morse
_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_F._B._Morse_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_F._B._Morse)  
Wiki - Morse Code
_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_Code_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_Code)   
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