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One of the great technical achievements that revolutionized the idea of time and space, opening a new era in the history of communication, is telegraphy. It is based on the transmission of electrical signals through a cable over long distances, allowing people to communicate instantly. The telegraph spread very quickly and a network of wires stretched around the world.

In 1837, the American painter and physicist Samuel Morse invented the first electromagnetic device for telegraphy, patented in 1840. To send messages by wire, Morse developed in 1838 a simple code of dots and dashes, which represented the letters of the alphabet, known as "Morse code ".

Both Morse code and the telegraph machine were improved over time, with the telegraph becoming the most widespread system of communication and information transmission for more than a century, until the advent of the Internet. The telegraph system consisted of a series of stations repeaters along the transmission line route. Each station had an operator who received and transmitted messages by telegraph. The Morse machine transmitted about 25 words per minute, which were recorded in code on a paper tape. The operator in charge of transmitting the message would decode it and write it on paper using a special typewriter.

In Bessarabia, the telegraph entered in 1860: on April 8, the Bender telegraph station began its activity, and on April 24, the one in Chisinau, following the construction of the first Odesa-Chisinau-Leova telegraph line. Currently, telegraph services have been discontinued. The only ones who still use coded communication are radio amateurs.

The Morse telegraph machine shown comes from the Osinoostrovsky electrotechnical plant, Soviet Union, and dates back to 1934. The exhibit was restored by Mihail Culașco.

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Event dedicated to the World Down Syndrome Day

18 March 2018

Each year, on March 21, the World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated as an opportunity to raise awareness of the problems faced by the people suffering from this genetic disorder.

The event "Sun and Friends" organized on March 18 at the National Museum of History of Moldova by a group of volunteer parents, was dedicated to informing society about Down syndrome, which is not a disease and anyone can interact with people who were born with this disability. The event also pursued the development of tolerance and openness to the social inclusion of people with Down Syndrome. About 300 people with Down syndrome and other disabilities attended the event, along with their parents or companions.

The organizers of the event wanted to show that children with special needs have the same chances as all the other children and that they have fun and play just like their peers. A varied entertainment program was created, which brought many emotions, smiles and good will among the participants. The entertainment event, animated by the members of the Clounella team, was supported with musical moments by Adrian Ursu, Valentin Uzun, Serj Kuzenkoff and Eva Timuș; moments of illusionism with Garry Cozma; moments of bufonadas with the clown Veaceslav Iacovlev. The participants received gifts and other surprises which made the "Sun and Friends" event an unforgettable holiday