The Fax Machine and the Oregon Trail
The “Electric Printing Telegraph” was the original fax machine and it was patented in 1843 by Scottish inventor Alexander Bain.
Source: Mind Blowing Facts
This is the same year 1,000 people went West to Oregon, forming a huge wagon train on the Oregon Trail. This venture set the scene for Westward expansion in the US, and was the beginning of the ‘Great Migration.’