On this date in history: In 1844, the first U.S telegraph line was formally opened -- between Baltimore and Washington. The ...

And one of the first outdoor sports to be played on these shores. An 1844 cricket match between teams from the United States and Canada was the first international sporting event in the modern ...

The exodus marks a historic shift in mainline Protestantism in the United States, which has seen a sharp ... South, formed in 1844 due to a division over slavery. "From the earliest, churches ...