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24 May

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Contemporary era

1883

Brooklyn Bridge opens

On 24 May 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge opened in New York.

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Contemporary era

1844

Morse's first telegraph message

On 24 May 1844, Samuel Morse sent his first telegraph message: What hath God wrought.

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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

1543

Copernicus publishes De revolutionibus

On 24 May 1543, the day he died, Copernicus's De revolutionibus appeared, founding modern heliocentrism.

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