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10 March 1876: 'Mr. Watson, Come Here, I Want to See You.'

Via The History Channel Online.

On this day, the first discernible speech is transmitted over a telephone system when inventor Alexander Graham Bell summons his assistant in another room by saying, "Mr. Watson, come here; I want you."

Bell had received a comprehensive telephone patent just three days before.

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posted by Fergie @ 3/09/2006 10:01:00 PM