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 ...

The patent for the telephone turns 150 today, the first call was made three days later on March 10, 1876. Before the phone: ...

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. In 1918, Finland signed a peace treaty with Germany ...

The telephone made a great difference in the communication patterns of people since numerous inventions have been created by ...

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847 (he died in Beinn Bhreagh, Canada, on August 2, 1922) ...

Born on this day, March 3, 1847, we look at the life and achievements of Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone at ...

So, the telephone was a positive force in society, providing a new source of income for women. But the rise of ‘hello girls’ ...

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 ...

“Mr. Watson, come here,” were the infamous words uttered by Alexander Graham Bell when he made his first successful phone call on March 10, 1876. It happened in Boston, at a boardinghouse at 5 Exeter ...

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Today is Saturday, March 7, the 66th day of 2026 with 299 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter and Mars.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. One of two telephones used by ...