The telegraph

1889-12-01 00:00:00 Samuel Morse developed the telegraph between the 1830-40’s. The telegraph worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations 223001

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Battle of Waterloo

1815-06-18 00:00:00 Napoleon’s final defeat, ending 23 years of recurrent warfare between France and the other powers of Europe. It was fought during the Hundred Days of Napoleon’s restoration, 3 miles (5 km) south of[…]

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Simón Bolívar

1783-4-24 00:00:00 Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830), commonly known as Simón Bolívar (IPA: [si_mon bo_li_ar] ( listen)), was a Venezuelan[…]

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