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Cross Atlantic Communication Day is celebrated across Europe and North America as this is where the telegraph cable was laid back in 1866.
Cross Atlantic Communication Day is celebrated by both Europeans and North Americans as it marks a very important milestone in history.
The telegraph cables took a long time to be laid across the Atlantic Ocean. The project, which began in 1854, took a total of twelve years to succeed. July 27, 1866, marks the day the line was completed and is celebrated as Cross Atlantic Communication Day. Yes, it took many ships, trials, failures and an incredible amount of money to reach this point, but it was totally worth it!!
It was a day to celebrate all across Europe and North America as written communications like letters took weeks to reach the other side, but the telegraph cables cut that time to only a few minutes or hours.
The Cross Atlantic communication project was not easy and took several years to complete, during which they faced many issues with ships, cable quality, and nature. All these hindrances were overcome to finally allow the two sides of 'The Pond' to communicate faster.
Cross Atlantic Communication Day is the perfect day to visit your local library to read and learn about the many obstacles the team had to overcome in order to make this type of communication possible. To lay cables by ship in rough seas is no easy task.
A visit to the museum to see one of the many ships that helped lay the cross Atlantic cables can be very exciting!
There is no particular way to celebrate this day. Of course, calling one of your family members or friends overseas would be a great idea.
You could have a conversation with your grandparents and ask them about how communications have changed since they were children.
You could awaken the artist in you by drawing maps of the countries along the Atlantic Ocean. Or draw one of the ships that took part in the project.
Cross Atlantic Communication Day occurs annually on July 27.
It marks the completion of the laying of telegraph cables which enhanced cross Atlantic communication.
The first Cross Atlantic Communication Day was celebrated on Friday, July 27, 1866.
It is not as popular as other famous days but is definitely an important one.
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| July 27, 2020 | Monday |
| July 27, 2021 | Tuesday |
| July 27, 2022 | Wednesday |
| July 27, 2023 | Thursday |
| July 27, 2024 | Saturday |
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Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
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