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May 24

3 sourced moments from May 24 in history: "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Goes to Print (1830); The first telegraph message asked: What hath God wrought? (1844); and The Brooklyn Bridge opens in New York City (1883).

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3 things happened on May 24

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1883 Technology · Engineering

The Brooklyn Bridge opens in New York City

When it opened in 1883, the steel-cabled span over the East River was the longest suspension bridge on Earth.

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1844 Language & Communication · Media & Communication

The first telegraph message asked: What hath God wrought?

In 1844 four words tapped from Washington to Baltimore proved that information could outrun the fastest horse.

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1830 Culture & Arts · Literature

"Mary Had a Little Lamb" Goes to Print

On a spring day in 1830, a slim book of children's verse gave the world one of the most familiar rhymes ever written.

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