Timeline April 1872

Events in April 1872 2

• 1791 – 1872 Samuel Morse (1791-1872) Died 2 April 1872, aged 80 Samuel Morse was an American inventor and painter who developed the single-wire telegraph system and co-created Morse code. His work made long-distance electrical communication practical and transformed how information traveled around the world.
• 1872 Third Carlist War begins Carlist uprising renews civil conflict in Spain Supporters of the pretender Carlos VII launched an uprising against the Spanish government, beginning the Third Carlist War. The conflict, fought largely in the Basque provinces, Navarre, and Catalonia, lasted until 1876.