Telegraph news headlines

Here are some historical telegraph news headlines:

1851

• "THE GREAT EXHIBITION OPENS IN LONDON" (The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Crystal Palace Exhibition)
• "AMERICAN STEAMSHIP "SACANDAGA" ARRIVES IN LONDON" (first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean)

1861

• "CIVIL WAR BREAKS OUT IN THE UNITED STATES" (American Civil War begins)
• "BRITISH FLEET ARRIVES OFF THE COAST OF CHARLESTON" (British Navy intervenes in the American Civil War)

1869

• "THE SUEZ CANAL IS COMPLETE" (Suez Canal opens, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea)
• "THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE IS LAYED" (first transatlantic telegraph cable connects North America and Europe)

1876

• "ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL INVENTS THE TELEPHONE" (first telephone patent is granted)
• "THE FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES ARE HELD IN ATHENS" (first modern Olympic Games)

1889

• "THE EIFFEL TOWER IS COMPLETED IN PARIS" (Eiffel Tower is finished for the World's Fair)
• "THE FIRST ELECTRIC STREETCAR OPENS IN BOSTON" (first electric streetcar system)

1898

• "THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR ENDS WITH THE TREATY OF PARIS" (Spanish-American War ends)
• "THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS" (Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first powered, controlled, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight)

These are just a few examples of the many significant events that were reported through the telegraph system during the 19th century.