- 1819 — The U.S. vessel SS Savannah arrives at Liverpool, United Kingdom. She is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, although most of the journey is made under sail.
- 1840 — Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
- 1877 — Alexander Graham Bell installs the world’s first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- 1948 — Toast of the Town, later The Ed Sullivan Show, makes its television debut.