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1844: Samuel Morse sends first telegraph message, "What hath God wrought"; second is "Can you hear me now?"
1883: Brooklyn Bridge opened; Publicity stunt of giving out novelty "Ownership Certificates" to first 100 pedestrians crossing bridge backfires and the bridge is "resold" 36 times by mid-afternoon.
1899: First auto repair shop opens in Boston; the chatty brothers who run the place are a big hit.
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