On This Day, May 24: 1st telegraph sent in United States

On this day in history:
In 1844, the first U.S telegraph line was officially opened, connecting Baltimore and Washington. The inaugural message transmitted was “What hath God wrought?”
In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was unveiled to the public, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York City.

In 1935, the first night game in Major League Baseball took place at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, where the Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1.
In 1943, Josef Mengele, known as the “Angel of Death,” assumed the role of the chief doctor at the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. He escaped Germany following World War II and passed away in Brazil in 1979.
In 1958, the merger of United Press and the International News Service was announced, creating United Press International.
In 1962, Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit Earth, completing three rotations. John Glenn achieved this feat earlier in the year.
In 1983, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that private religious schools engaging in racial discrimination are not eligible for church-related tax benefits.
In 1987, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge attracted 250,000 visitors on its 50th anniversary, causing the arched span to temporarily flatten due to the crowd.

In 1991, Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia.
In 2007, the U.S. Congress approved a minimum wage increase for the first time in a decade, raising it from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 over a three-year period.
In 2018, President Donald Trump granted a posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion, for his conviction under a Jim Crow-era law.
In 2022, a tragic mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, resulted in the deaths of 19 students and two adults. The gunman was fatally shot by law enforcement officers.