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Posted on 7/5/26 at 12:37 am to Jameson2954
quote:that was some weird shite right there.
Langoliers
Posted on 7/5/26 at 6:03 am to AA77
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That was with steamboats crossing the Atlantic and telegraph.
If they had telegraph, why would it take a week for the news to reach London?
Posted on 7/5/26 at 7:33 am to Stinger_1066
There weren't telegraph lines across the Atlantic until the 1860's.
Posted on 7/5/26 at 7:41 am to Indefatigable
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It’s honestly amazing that those early North American wars ever ended with that sort of lag time on policy decisions.
The Battle of New Orleans would like a word.
Posted on 7/5/26 at 8:37 am to Kcrad
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There weren't telegraph lines across the Atlantic until the 1860's.
1858 was the first.
Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
The guy I was replying to said that there was telegraph. That is why I asked why it took a week for the news to travel to London.
This post was edited on 7/5/26 at 8:39 am
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