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  1. History of the telephone - Wikipedia

    On 3 April 1973, Motorola manager Martin Cooper placed a cellular-phone call (in front of reporters) to Dr. Joel S. Engel, head of research at AT&T's Bell Labs.

  2. Today In History: First Telephone Call | March | 2025 | Blog ...

    Mar 10, 2025 · From his Boston laboratory at 5 Exeter Place, Scottish-Canadian inventor and scientist Alexander Graham Bell conducted the first successful telephone call, summoning his …

  3. Ahoy! Alexander Graham Bell and the first telephone call

    Oct 19, 2018 · When was the first telephone call made? On 10 March 1876, three days after the publication of his patent, Alexander Graham Bell made history with a peremptory instruction to …

  4. Science history: First two-way phone call across outdoor lines …

    On Oct. 9, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made a telephone call to his assistant a few miles away — the first demonstration of what would ultimately become a global telephone network.

  5. History Today: Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call

    Mar 10, 2025 · History was scripted on March 10, 1876, when the first successful telephone call was made by Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell . In his laboratory in Boston, Graham …

  6. The first ever phone call happened on this day in Boston 149 …

    Three days later, on March 10, 1876, Bell successfully made the world's first telephone call from his lab at 5 Exeter Pl. in Boston, saying the famous words "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to …

  7. First-ever phone call was 149 years ago today. Has texting taken …

    Mar 10, 2025 · Alexander Graham Bell called his assistant, Thomas Watson, on March 10, 1876. Communication has evolved ever since.

  8. The first words spoken on the telephone were, “Mr. Watson, come …

    Aug 2, 2023 · The first phone call ever made was short, simple, and to the point. On March 10, 1876, the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, uttered the first message ever …

  9. Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone & Inventions | HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · On March 7, 1876, Bell was granted his telephone patent. A few days later, he made the first-ever telephone call to Watson, allegedly uttering the now-famous phrase, “Mr. …

  10. The History of the Telephone and How It Was Invented

    Sep 20, 2024 · On Feb. 16, 1968, the first 9-1-1 call was placed in Hayleyville, Alabama, at the office of the Alabama Telephone Company. The 9-1-1 network would be introduced to other …