Reginald Fessenden Is Credited with Making the First ______, on Christmas

question 42

Multiple Choice

Reginald Fessenden is credited with making the first ______, on Christmas Eve in 1906.

• A) wireless telegraph
• B) distress call from a sinking ocean liner
• C) on-air paid advertisement
• D) voice broadcast
• E) use of Morse code

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