The inventor had to be persuaded to make the trip from Boston, then balked at the thought of a delay in debuting his device. But history interceded, and his American innovation got its proper accolade ...

March 7 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. In 1918, Finland signed a peace treaty with Germany shortly after declaring independence ...

On March 7, 1876, a 29-year-old inventor named Alexander Graham Bell officially received a patent for his new invention, the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847.

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell, scientist, inventor and innovator, received the first patent for an “apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically,” a device he called the ...

Today's quote of the day is widely quoted as having been said by Alexander Graham Bell, the Scottish-born inventor best remembered for giving the world the telephone. The line reads, "The only ...

Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call on March 10, 1876, setting off a communication revolution. The history of the telephone includes the first line between cities, operators, phone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On this date, 150 years ago, Boston-based inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the world's first telephone call -- and he did it in ...

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Here’s a quick history lesson: On March 10, 1876, inventor Alexander Graham Bell -- the man behind the telephone -- successfully made the first phone call in history. The call was to his assistant, ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell's 1876 telephone patent. Now, after a century and a half of continuous telephone service, many Californians have only days remaining to ...