Savvy95@lemmy.worldtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL The initial rate in 1866 for messages sent along transatlantic cable was $10 a word, with a ten word minimum.English
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1 year agoHere are some messages sent
https://atlantic-cable.com/Article/1858Messages/index.htm
Also the first message was from Q Victoria to President Buchanan for laying the Transatlantic line.
Here’s a good podcast about US petro-dollars & how it impacts the world economy
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