August 16th, 1858
U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal will force a shutdown of the service in a few weeks. event on August 16, 1858. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around August 16, 1858
August 16th, 1858 | Birth | Arthur Achleitner, German writer (died in 1927) |
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