July 27, 1866-The Transatlantic cable that worked by: David Tristan. Posted: Jul 27, 2023 / 11:30 AM EDT. Updated: Jul 27, 2023 / 11:27 AM EDT. Cartoon celebrating the laying of the cable in 1858 .

“Where it is all going to end, and what kind of life the ‘merchant of the future’ will lead, nobody knows.” Great Eastern was the main ship that laid the cable from North America to Europe ...

Made of a 5mm copper wire 'core' wrapped in a protective casing of tar, hemp and steel this short section of the first Transatlantic Telegraph Cable was salvaged from the ocean floor off the west ...

The first successful transatlantic telegraph cable was completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart’s Content, Newfoundland, on July 27, 1866. The project began in 1854, when Canadian ...

Field came on board in 1854, a year after the USS Dolphin completed a 1,600-mile sounding between Newfoundland and Ireland that revealed a smooth plateau, ideal for laying cable. Field convened a ...

Made of a 5mm copper wire 'core' wrapped in a protective casing of tar, hemp and steel this short section of the first Transatlantic Telegraph Cable was salvaged from the ocean floor off the west ...

1866: After years of planning, development and more than a few snafus, the trans-Atlantic cable is successfully laid and put into operation. Telegraphic communication was in its infancy — it had ...