For our 150th episode, Greg Jenner is joined by historian Professor Iwan Morus and comedian Catherine Bohart to learn about the history of the telephone on its 150th anniversary.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once a mainstay of homes, businesses, and phone booths everywhere, the phone book has (mostly) gone the way of the dodo. Spokeo ...

April 25 th is National Telephone Day, when the long and storied history of the telephone is celebrated. While it is commonly known that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, the phone ...

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 in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847.

The patent for the telephone turns 150 on March 7; the first call was made three days later on March 10, 1876. Related Articles Educators look to nonprofit archive to keep Filipino-American history ...

Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call on March 10, 1876, setting off a communication revolution. The history of the telephone includes the first line between cities, operators, phone ...

Once a mainstay of homes, businesses, and phone booths everywhere, the phone book has (mostly) gone the way of the dodo. Spokeo examined historical documents, news reports, and other sources to ...

The patent for the telephone turns 150 on March 7; the first call was made three days later on March 10, 1876. Today in History: May 30, 10 killed in clash between striking steelworkers and police ...

Spokeo examined historical documents, news reports, and other sources to chronicle the fascinating history of the American phone book. - Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Ciano // Stacker // Getty ...