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NATIONAL BIKINI DAY

NATIONAL BIKINI DAY    On July 5, 1946, the first Bikini was worn and modeled. That makes this a very special day, International Biki...

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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

INDEPENDENCE DAY Every year, Americans look forward to the Fourth of July. Independence Day is the birthday of our nation. Today, we celebrate and en...

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Learn your name in morse code day

Learn your name in morse code day

Morse Code Day and Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day are two separate and special days. We celebrate them for similar, yet slightly different reasons. These holidays center around Samuel Morse, the communications code he created, and the magnetic telegraph machine that was first used to transmit this revolutionary means of communication from one distant location to another. In 1836, Samuel Morse and his compatriots, Alford Vail, and Joseph Henry developed the code. On January 11, 1838, Samuel Morse and Alford Vail demonstrated the use of the electric telegraph to transmit a message in code for the first time.

Did You Know? SOS signals were often sent in morse code. While SOS had no specific translation, it was said to mean “save our souls” or “save our ship”.