May 24, 1844
Samuel F.B. Morse sent the first telegraph message from the Capitol in Washington to Baltimore on May 24, 1844. Using the code from the list shown above he asked “What hath God wrought?”
Telegraph key for sending Morse Code
Listening to Morse Code
Websites where you can enjoy listening to Morse code:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCKiIy8pIKw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWyHolT2DAY
Do it yourself — it’s fun
Using a Morse code translator: morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator
Type your message — see and listen to your message in Morse code.
A fine form of what we in the Dull Men’s Club call “safe excitement.”
“Google” in Morse code:
History
The fascinating history of Morse Code is explained on Wikipedia, click here
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
