Find out about the main events that have taken place on this day over the years.

Roman and Visigoth forces defeat Attila the Hun in north east France. 1214: The University of Oxford receives its ...

Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman has been given a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to drama. The London-born film star, 67, is known for his versatile acting style having ...

If you look back at the history of the world, it’s difficult to recognize every single inventor. There are so many worth ...

Chances are you know the name Samuel Morse, either from his inventions or the code that keeps his namesake. He was an American inventor who worked to practically invent electrical communication ...

The Milwaukee-Madison chapter of the Morse Telegraph Club celebrated the 227birthday of Samuel F. B. Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, on April 27, at Spring Brook Golf Club in the Dells.

DETROIT — An artistic masterpiece that Samuel F.B. Morse painted in the years before he developed the telegraph is being displayed at the Detroit Institute of Arts as part of a traveling exhibition.

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to ...

After years of research and community engagement, the Poughkeepsie City School District will rename George Clinton Elementary, the Christopher Columbus office and Samuel Morse Elementary.

“This is indeed the annihilation of space.” In 1867, Samuel Morse, internationally renowned as the inventor of the telegraph, returned to Paris once more, to witness the wonders displayed at ...