Alexander Graham Bell made the first phone call, telling his assistant, "Mr. Watson – come here – I want to see you," on this day in history, March 10, 1876.

Three days later, on March 10, 1876, Bell successfully made the world's first telephone call from his lab at 5 Exeter Pl. in Boston, saying the famous words "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." ...

Three days later, on March 10, 1876, Bell successfully made the world's first telephone call from his lab at 5 Exeter Pl. in Boston, saying the famous words "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." ...

In 1876, inventor Alexander Graham Bell patented the first phone: a bulky device with a curved mouthpiece and earpiece connected by wires. It looked much different than the iPhones of today.

1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call in his Boston laboratory, summoning his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, from the next room. The Scottish-born Bell had a lifelong interest ...

“Mr. Watson, come here,” were the infamous words uttered by Alexander Graham Bell when he made his first successful phone call on March 10, 1876.

The telephone came to Carroll County in 1884, only eight years after Alexander Graham Bell was granted his second patent on March 7, 1876 – four days after his 29th birthday.

Nearly 150 years ago in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received the first U.S. patent for a telephone completely unrecognizable from modern devices. The first phone had two conical-shaped pieces, one ...

Using his sound skills, he created the telephone and made the first call in 1876. He called Thomas Watson, his assistant, and said, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." ...

Three days later, on March 10, 1876, Bell successfully made the world's first telephone call from his lab at 5 Exeter Pl. in Boston, saying the famous words "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." ...

Alexander Graham Bell demonstrates speaking into the telephone using a model prototype in 1876. Early Office Museum 1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call in his Boston ...