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Not even back then. It was only 150 years ago that the transcontinental telegraph allowed messages to pass from one side of America to another in hours rather t
by iso1631 5y ago
Not even back then. It was only 150 years ago that the transcontinental telegraph allowed messages to pass from one side of America to another in hours rather than a "couldn't be done" 10 days for the Pony Express. in the 1856 election it took weeks or even months for the news of the new president to reach across the country.