Jan. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1838, in Morristown, N.J., Samuel F.B. Morse and his partner, Alfred Vail, publicly demonstrated their new invention, the ...

The U.S. government has regulated the telecommunications sector for decades, though it took some time to catch up after Samuel F.B. Morse first demonstrated the telegraph in 1837, then later ...

In 1838, in Morristown, N.J., Samuel F.B. Morse and his partner, Alfred Vail, publicly demonstrated their new invention, the telegraph, for the first time. In 1912, New Mexico joined the United States ...

January 6 is etched in history for the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Here are some other notable events that previously took place on the date.

1838 --The unofficial birth of Morse Code. Samuel Morse’s telegraph system was demonstrated for the first time in New Jersey, using electric impulses to transmit encoded messages over a wire.

On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse successfully demonstrated the telegraph system for the first time in Morristown, New Jersey, sending the message, “A patient waiter is no loser.” This marked the ...