Thursday, June 20, 2013

OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today


Yesterday’s News Today

On this day in 1840 Samuel Morse received the patent for the telegram, which led to the invention of the telegraph, the last of which will be sent at the end of this month in India.
And now the news:
  • Bear climbs tree, says howdy to hunter
  • $90 for a cup of coffee: world’s most expensive bl...
  • How the Hairy-Chested 'Hoff' Crab Evolved
  • Bovine TB at lowest rate for 6 years
  • Treating Infection May Have Sting in the Tail, Par...
  • As many as 9 tigers have been killed in India
  • Personality Test Finds Some Mouse Lemurs Shy, Othe...
  • Dishing up trash: New look for sustainable seafood...

  • A scene from the rather good film “Clue” that illustrates the death of the telegram:

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