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One thing science and human progress accomplished on this date.
1791
Samuel Morse, a painter who turned to invention, was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. His telegraph and the dot-and-dash code that carries his name let messages cross continents in minutes for the first time, shrinking the world.
Source: Wikipedia
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