🔬 The first telephone call (1876)
Where: Boston, USA
📅 On This Day: March 10
March 10, 1876: The first telephone call. On 10 March 1876 in Boston, USA, Alexander Graham Bell used his new machine to call his assistant in another room: "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you. " These were the first words ever spoken by telephone.
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🧠 Question of the day
Who did Bell call in the first phone call?
- His assistant, Watson
- His mother
- The president
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Answer: His assistant, Watson
Questions
What happened on March 10?
March 10, 1876: The first telephone call. It happened in Boston, USA.
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