1876 was already an eventful year. In March, Melvil Dewey acquired copyright for his eponymous decimal system for organizing books. In April, the Boston Red Caps defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in ...

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, scientist, inventor and innovator, received the first patent for an “apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically,” a device he called the ...

On March 7, 1876, a 29-year-old inventor named Alexander Graham Bell officially received a patent for his new invention, the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847.

Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call on March 10, 1876, setting off a communication revolution. The history of the telephone includes the first line between cities, operators, phone ...

March 7 (UPI) --On this date in history: 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 ...

As part of NPR's 250th anniversary series America in Pursuit, we're taking a look back at one of America's most significant inventions: the telephone.

Alexander Graham Bell conducted a successful experiment with the telephone. His assistant, Thomas Watson, heard Bell say over his experimental telephone: “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.”, ...

The patent for the telephone turns 150 on March 7; the first call was made three days later on March 10, 1876. Before the phone: One of the earliest ways to communicate outside of mail was the ...

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WBAY) - Tuesday marks 150 years since Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call. Wisconsin residents played a role in the invention’s early development. Two years before ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - March 10, 1876. Alexander Graham Bell makes his first successful telephone call to his assistant, saying, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” This success allowed ...