Talk:Commercial Pacific Cable Company

The cables carried the first message to ever travel around the globe from US President Theodore Roosevelt on July 4, 1903. He wished "a happy Independence Day to the US, its territories and properties..." It took nine minutes for the message to travel worldwide.

The British system was completed in 1902 so this is false:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Cable_Station — Preceding unsigned comment added by RMcD (talk • contribs) 15:29, 2 September 2020 (UTC)