Morse code, the language of the telegraph, is a system of communication that's composed of combinations of short and long tones that represent the letters of the alphabet.

The first message sent by Morse code's dots and dashes across a long distance traveled from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore on Friday, May 24, 1844-175 years ago. It signaled the first time in ...

Inside the Supreme Court chamber of the U.S. Capitol on May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse sat down to make history. The moment was the culmination of more than 12 years of work, and it was only in ...

“In 2021, we had the best year we’ve ever had … and I can’t see how the interest in Morse code tails off.” Amos E. Dolbear patented this telegraph sounder and speaking telephone in 1879.