President Kennedy Opened the Seattle World's Fair via Telephone Lines.President Kennedy, in West Palm Beach, pressed a Telegraph Key that sent a signal over Telephone Lines to the Bell System's Earth Station at Andover, ME., To officially open the Seattle World's Fair. From Andover the giant horn antenna focused on Cassiopeia a and picked up energy emitted by the star that was relayed by Earth Telephone lines to Seattle.

On This Day in Telephone History April 21ST 1962

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President Kennedy Opened the Seattle World’s Fair via Telephone Lines.

President Kennedy, in West Palm Beach, pressed a Telegraph Key that sent a signal over Telephone Lines to the Bell System’s Earth Station at Andover, ME., to officially open the Seattle World’s Fair. From Andover the giant horn antenna focused on Cassiopeia A and picked up energy emitted by the star that was relayed by Earth Telephone lines to Seattle.