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Old April 27th 09, 02:25 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
[email protected] plimmer@telkomsa.net is offline
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Default Google Doodle Celebrates Samuel F. B. Morse's Birthday

On Apr 27, 12:35*pm, dxAce wrote:
Google celebrates Samuel F. B. Morse's birthday today by running a new look for
its main page at google.com. I'm not sure if that applies to all countries,
though.

Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

(Sergei, via DXLD)
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dxAce
Michigan
USA


Yes, the South African Google page has it as well with the
explanation:
"Samuel Morse's birthday"
see: http://www.google.co.za/

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