The transatlantic cable holds
After the 1858 cable failed within weeks, the Great Eastern laid a durable one in 1866: Europe and North America wired together on the ocean floor.
Why it matters
A generational engineering saga — failed cables, lost ships, bankruptcy — that finally made global conversation routine. International time zones and financial markets reorganized around it.
Threads
This event sits on Communication.
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Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica — transatlantic cable