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Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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After living in London, England, for 8 years, Alexander Graham Bell moves with his family to Canada. Two of his brothers died of Tuberculosis while the family lived in London. The family decides to move shortly after the death of Melville Bell, Alexander's older brother.
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Alexander Graham Bell moves to Boston, MA, and begins teaching at the Boston School for Deaf Mutes.
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After a few years of experimenting, Alexander shows the world the very first telephone. He demonstrates how it works at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition on June 25, 1876.
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Alexander Graham Bell marries the daughter of a Boston Attornery, Mabel Hubbard.
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Alexander Graham Bell dies at the age of 75. On the day of his funeral, phone lines across America were silent for one minute in Bell's honor. Bell's wife, Mabel, died only 5 months later.
