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Alexander Graham Bell

By Danny Torres

  • Alexander Graham Bell is born

    Alexander Graham Bell is born
    Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

  • The Bell family moves to Canada

    The Bell family moves to Canada
    After living in London, England, for 8 years, Alexander Graham Bell moves with his family to Canada. Two of his brothers died of Tuberculosis while the family lived in London. The family decides to move shortly after the death of Melville Bell, Alexander's older brother.

  • Alexander Graham Bell moves to Boston, MA

    Alexander Graham Bell moves to Boston, MA
    Alexander Graham Bell moves to Boston, MA, and begins teaching at the Boston School for Deaf Mutes.

  • Bell is granted the patent for his new invention, the telephone

    Bell is granted the patent for his new invention, the telephone
    After a few years of experimenting, Alexander shows the world the very first telephone. He demonstrates how it works at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition on June 25, 1876.

  • Bell gets married

    Bell gets married
    Alexander Graham Bell marries the daughter of a Boston Attornery, Mabel Hubbard.

  • Bell is elected president of National Geographic Society

    Bell is elected president of National Geographic Society

  • Alexander Graham Bell dies

    Alexander Graham Bell dies
    Alexander Graham Bell dies at the age of 75. On the day of his funeral, phone lines across America were silent for one minute in Bell's honor. Bell's wife, Mabel, died only 5 months later.