Communications Timeline

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  • First Telegraph

    First Telegraph
    This is when it all started.

  • Founded First Telegraph Company

    Founded First Telegraph Company
    William Cooke and John Ricardo founded the world's first telegraph company.

  • Alexander Graham Bell Is Born

    Alexander Graham Bell Is Born
    This is the day that Alexander Graham Bell was born.

  • First Telephone

    First Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell wins the first U.S. patent for this device.

  • First Phone Call

    First Phone Call
    On this day, Alexander Graham Bell accidentally spilled battery acid on himself and called for his assistant with the famous phrase, "Mr. Watson--I want see you!".

  • First Telephone Line

    First Telephone Line
    Antonio Muecci and Alexander Graham Bell constructed the first telephone line between Boston and Somerville, Massachusetts.

  • Alexander Graham Bell Dies

    Alexander Graham Bell Dies
    This is the day that Alexander Graham Bell died
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  • First Mobile Phone Is Made

    First Mobile Phone Is Made
    This device was made by Motorola.

  • Today

    Today
    Phones, as we know it.