27 July 1866 Posted on July 26, 2013 by Staff The first transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully finished. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Four years ago, some said the world had grown calm, and many assumed that the United States was invulnerable to danger. That thought might have been comforting; it was also false. Like other generations of Americans, we soon discovered that history had great and unexpected duties in store for us." Dick Cheney — Click here for more from Dick Cheney Related posts: 3 February 1998 18 July 1976 4 July 1569 27 July 2002 27 July 1890 9 March 1976