✦ Time paradoxes · Still around
Morse telegraph: 1844; Serfdom (Russian Empire): 1721–1861 — that is 17 years later.
When Morse sent his first telegram, Russia still had serfdom.
Who and what
- Morse telegraph line1844 · Washington. For the first time, news outruns the messenger
- Proclamation of the Russian Empire1721 · Saint Petersburg. Victory over Sweden makes Peter the Great an emperor
- Emancipation of the serfs in Russia1861 · Saint Petersburg. Millions of peasants gain personal freedom
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