A handsome historic marker, commemorating where the first regular telephone call was accepted by Haverhill leather magnate ...
If Alexander Graham Bell were around today, that might be how he'd summon his intrepid assistant, Thomas Watson. Of course, for some oldheads that message might take a minute to decipher, or just give ...
A revolution in telecommunication history occurred on November 18, 1963, with the use of push-button telephones. Introduced ...
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. In 1918, Finland signed a peace treaty with Germany shortly after declaring independence from Russia. In 1936, Adolf Hitler ...
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The Death of the Landline Will Kill You

When you visit Mark Twain's house in Hartford, Connecticut, you may be told about his telephone. It was one of the first ...
If we asked you to name Alexander Graham Bell’s greatest invention, you would doubtless say “the telephone”; it’s probably the only one of his many, many inventions most people could bring to mind. If ...
When the telephone was invented, the greeting we use today wasn’t always obvious — and “hello” wasn’t the first choice.
April 25 is just another day to most people, but the date celebrates an important invention that has revolutionized our lives─the telephone. While most people greet a caller with hello, the article ...
Now You Can Listen To Alexander Graham Bell’s Voice For The First Time A breakthrough in digital technology has allowed researchers to finally recover the inventor of the telephone's voice.