Alexander Graham Bell By jillyswimmer Period: Mar 3, 1847 to Aug 2, 1922 Bell's Lifetime Jan 1, 1862 Bell was a teacher at 15 years old Feb 14, 1876 Filed for telephone patent Mar 10, 1876 First words over telephone Oct 3, 1876 Demonstrated telephone to public over 2 miles Oct 3, 1876 Western Union declined offer to keep phone patent Oct 3, 1877 Western Union now wanted phone patent; Bell refused Jan 1, 1884 Boston to NYC calls were made (215 miles) Jan 1, 1887 Over 150,000 phones were in the U.S. Jan 1, 1892 New York to Chicago phone line opened
