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Messages Through Time

By History

From Inka relay runners to orbiting satellites, explore ten ways people sent, shared, and protected messages across history.

Messages Through Time

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  1. When the Washington–Moscow hotline began operating in 1963, how were its messages exchanged?
  2. During World War II, U.S. V-mail saved cargo space by copying letters onto what before transport?
  3. Which satellite, launched in 1962, helped bring live television across the Atlantic?

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