RT [@BrianRoemmele](https://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/status/1212048428399656960) It was 1825, Mr. Morse was painting a portrait in Washington DC.
He got a letter that his wife was ill—it took 2 days to arrive. 2 days later he received a letter she had died.
Heartbroken he vowed to solve the letter delays.
Samual Morse invented the—Telegraph.
1844 message: https://t.co/JrGyzXaBIX
It was 1825, Mr. Morse was painting a portrait in Washington DC.
He got a letter that his wife was ill—it took 2 days to arrive. 2 days later he received a letter she had died.
Heartbroken he vowed to solve the letter delays.
Samual Morse invented the—Telegraph.
1844 message: pic.twitter.com/JrGyzXaBIX
— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) December 31, 2019