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Trivia Questions

In 1964 Western Union began using these high-frequency beams transcontinentally to replace land lines

In 1866 Western Union had the "heart" to introduce the first of these stock-price reporting devices

Western Union introduced the first of these deferred-payment instruments in 1914; it was made of metal

Like the railroad would in 1869, the telegraph went transcontinental by linking up in this state, in 1861

The 2006 New York Times headline on Western Union's last telegram used this word, telegrams' version of a period

He retired in 2006, 6 years after the N.Y. Post killed rumors of his demise with the headline "Fed Head Is Not Dead"

Way back in 2005, & 10 years after an assassination attempt, he was reelected president of Egypt

This 100-passenger plane's final commercial flight took place on Oct. 24, 2003

The first Republican senator from North Carolina in the 20th century, he left the chamber in 2003

In July 2001 a court in Chile ruled that this former president was too ill to stand trial