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Success out of thin air / De la magie dans l’air
Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: June 22, 2014
Caption: Success out of thin air / De la magie dans l’air
Additional Description: Thus plaque is adjacent to the marker above.
English / French
Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal near this spot on December 12, 1901. His success earned him the praise of newspapers the world over. / C’est tout près d’ici que Guglielmo Marconi reçut, le 12 décembre 1902 (sic), le premier signal transatlantique sans fil. Les journaux de monde entier célébrèrent sa réussite.
Submitted: November 16, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p292361
File Size: 3.564 Megabytes

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