I'll Holler By secor314 Period: May 2, 1844 to Aug 20, 2013 Changes in Communication May 24, 1844 "WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT" A telegraph message was carried from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. Mar 10, 1876 "Mr. Watson come here, I want to see you." First successful telephone transmission. Dec 21, 1891 First patent for a rotary phone Nov 11, 1951 First transcontinental call without operator assistance! Nov 18, 1963 Ma Bell brings you the touch-tone phone! Jun 10, 1969 Look Mom! No cord! First cordless phone patent granted to George Sweigert. Apr 3, 1973 Cell Phones! After 20 years of trying...the ZACKPHONE! Jan 1, 1978 1G Jan 1, 1991 2G and smaller phones Dec 3, 1992 TEXTING! Jan 1, 1994 Smartphones Jan 1, 1999 Internet on Phones Oct 1, 2001 3G! Jan 1, 2006 4G! Jun 29, 2007 I-Phone 1 Jun 11, 2008 I-Phone 3G Jun 28, 2009 I-Phone 3GS Jan 11, 2011 I-Phone 4 Oct 4, 2011 I-Phone 4S Sep 12, 2012 I-Phone 5