World History Minute: The Invention Of The Telephone
By WorldviewWorld History Minute: The Invention Of The Telephone
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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.