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The telegraph is invented
Samuel Morse creates the telegraph. Then, to prove his invention, he sends a message from Washington D.C. to Baltimore. -
The U.S. and the U.K. are connected
A telegraph cable connects the U.S. and Europe throught the Atlantic Ocean. -
A. Graham Bell patents the telephone
He was a Scottish-born teacher and created what he called the "talking telegraph", which sent voice vibrations thought a cable. Bell’s patent beats a similar one made by Elisha Gray just by 2 hours. -
Telephone in 1877
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Companies raced to lay phone lines
There were almost 1.5 million in the country. -
Telephone in 1913
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Telephone in 1919
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Telephone in 1928
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Telephone in 1937
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Telephone in 1956
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Telephone in 1964
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Telephone in 1968
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Telephone in 1992
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Telephone in 2010
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