Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On June 20, 1840, U.S. Patent 1,647 went to Samuel Morse for the telegraph that would collapse distance into a stream of dots and dashes.
Woken before dawn on June 20, 1837, an 18-year-old learned she was queen — and would rule for more than 63 years.
On June 20, 1819, the SS Savannah reached Liverpool — the first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic, even if it mostly sailed.
