27 July 1866 July 26, 2013 Author: Staff The first transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully finished. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain — Click here for more from Mark Twain Related posts: 3 February 1998 18 July 1976 4 July 1569 27 July 2002 27 July 1890 9 March 1976 Categories: History Tags: 1866, 27 July