On 8 June 1881 the Faraday landed the eastern end of the trans-atlantic cable known as the  "Direct American line".
ˌɔn ˈeɪt dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ðə fˈæɹɐdˌeɪ lˈændᵻd ðɪ ˈiːstɚn ˈɛnd ʌvðə tɹˈænzɐtlˈæntɪk kˈeɪbəl nˈoʊn æz ðə  "dᵻɹˈɛkt ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈaɪn".