This Day in History

1809: Dartmoor Prison opened in Princetown, Devon, high on the moors to house French prisoners of war captured during the Napoleonic Wars with France.   1844: Samuel Morse, and American painter & inventor tapped out “What hath God wrought” in the world’s first single-wire telegraph message from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore.   He was also a

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Travel, Export & Postal Boxes!

Travel, Export & Postal Boxes! May 14th 1908 was a memorable day for one Charlie Fumas.  He became the world’s first airline passenger when he flew with Wilbur Wright at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA. The flight was just a short hop. Later the same day, Furnas flew with Wilbur’s brother, Orville Wright.  They covered

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