On August 16, 1858, Queen Victoria sent the first transatlantic telegraph message to US President, James Buchanan.
Although it took 16 hours to fully transmit Queen Victoria‘s 98 word message, instant communication across continents had now begun, revolutionizing communication.
Until then the fastest way to communicate between Britain and the US took weeks as letters were carried on board ships.
For this fable, I will share with you a little known historical fact: Before this transatlantic telegraph, my great, great grandfather Ebenezer Kazan had offered Queen Victoria, a then state of the art system: carrier pigeons flying ship to ship across the Atlantic Ocean to deliver messages.
At first, she was interested, but then:
After a pigeon relieved itself on a statue of the Queen in front of the Queen, Ebenezer was tossed out onto the street. Ironically, before he could utter a word in protest, a pigeon then pooped on him.
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