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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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International Charity Bazaar, 24th edition

December 4, 2022

On December 4, the National Museum of History of Moldova hosted the 24th edition of the International Charity Bazaar, organized by the International Women's Club of Moldova in partnership with accredited embassies in Chisinau and international organizations.

During the event, embassies, international organizations, local NGOs and development agencies, handicraft and art vendors came together to share cultures, customs, culinary delights and other items from the countries concerned, which visitors could buy. The general public could visit the stands organized by countries such as Romania, Ukraine, the United States of America, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, India, Poland, China, Georgia, Sweden, Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Great Britain, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Austria , Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, France but also a number of artisans from the Republic of Moldova.

All proceeds from the event are directed to charity projects implemented next year in Moldova, including improving medical care for children, supporting patients with palliative care, alleviating the needs of refugees and many others.

"It's such a pleasant atmosphere, and we from the Embassy of Japan brought several items that were taken immediately after we opened the small store," said the Japanese ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Yoshihiro Katayama, for PRO TV.

"We hope that we can earn money for the children of the "Emilian Coțaga" Hospital and, of course, we will not forget the Ukrainian children. We will make gifts for them on Saint Nicholas Day", said the president of the International Women's Club of Moldova and the wife of the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Moldova, Olesea Şevcenko.

The National Museum of History of Moldova is honored to be the partner of this event and supports the charity actions that come to contribute to the improvement of medical care for children, refugees and any people in need.