[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Amazing that a sub existed in 1865. I was even more amazed that the first trans-Atlantic cable was laid at about the same time.

[FreedomPoster]

There is a great article about the history of undersea cables in an old Wired magazine titled “Mother Earth, Mother Board.” Long but worthwhile.

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffglass.html