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Alexander Grahm Bell Speaks the First Words into a Telephone
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Candlestick phone gain popularity
They gained popularity in the 1890s but then lost popularity in the 1930s -
The Rotary Phone makes an appearance
This became a popular alternate to the candlestick phone because the mouthpiece and reciever were connected -
Answering Machines became popular
This revolutionary device allowed people to leave messages for other people with their phones. -
AT&T introduces a push button phone
This removed the tedious work of dialing something into with the Rotary phone -
Portable Phones are invented
This was an amazing advancement in the phone industry considering nothing like this ever happened -
Motorola introduces the first sucessful flip phone
They sold 60 million units and is considered the first sucessful consumer cell phone
