World History Minute: The Invention Of The Telephone

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Bell centennial single and double pole telephone. (Courtesy of WikiCommons)
Bell centennial single and double pole telephone Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Bell centennial single and double pole telephone. (Courtesy of WikiCommons)
Bell centennial single and double pole telephone Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

World History Minute: The Invention Of The Telephone

By Worldview
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March 10, 1876 is the day Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone. 

There are now claims that Antonio Meucci developed a working telephone before Bell. We dig into the history behind the invention with John Schmidt, author of On This Day in Chicago History.