The east India company was a company formed for the exploitation of trade with east and southeast Asia and India. The company was chartered during the last years of the reign of Elizabeth I to secure a trading monopoly for trade to and from the Indian Subcontinent
The telegraph was first invented by Claude Chappe in 1794. This device was visual and used a special alphabet, and depended on a line of sight for communication. The first telegraph was replaced with the electric telegraph soon later.
Matthew Perry was born on April 10, 1794 and died March 4, 1858. This man was a commodore of the u.s. navy and commanded a number of ships. He served in several wars, most notably in the Mexican war of 1812