<a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_West_Field" id="mwsw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cyrus West Field">Cyrus West Field</a> and others complete the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telegraph_cable" id="mwtA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Transatlantic telegraph cable">transatlantic telegraph cable</a> after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.