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data-end=\"518\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"200\"\u003evintage 1944 United States postage stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e was issued to commemorate the \u003cstrong data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"283\"\u003e100th anniversary of the first telegraph message\u003c\/strong\u003e, a groundbreaking moment in the history of global communication. The stamp honors the historic achievement of \u003cstrong data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"416\"\u003eSamuel F. B. Morse\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose revolutionary invention transformed the way information was transmitted across long distances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"947\"\u003eThe first telegraph message—famously reading \u003cstrong data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"592\"\u003e“What Hath God Wrought”\u003c\/strong\u003e—was sent on \u003cstrong data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"621\"\u003eMay 24, 1844\u003c\/strong\u003e, from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore, marking the beginning of a new era in instant communication. 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