
Ajit Pai @AjitPai
OTD in 1858, 2 ships set sail for a mid-Atlantic rendezvous point, aiming to lay what would become the 1st transatlantic communications cable. The cable was finished on August 5; on August 12, the 1st message was sent. The cable failed on September 18—with repair then impossible. https://t.co/67BOT5yRJl — PolitiTweet.org