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On this day

Alexander Graham Bell Makes First Long-Distance Phone Call

 

February 12, 1877

 

Today in 1877 Alexander Graham Bell made the first long-distance phone call to The Boston Globe from Lyceum in Salem. In front of assembled journalists, Bell phoned his long-time assistant Watson, who proceeded to sing a song to demonstrate the telephone in action. You can listen to an audio recording of Bellโ€™s voice reconstructed from wax disks here.