Timeline of the Telephone

By Alan Sobalvarro-Villalta

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The Invention of the Telegraph
    The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

  • First Words Ever Spoken on the Telephone

    First Words Ever Spoken on the Telephone
    They were spoken by Alexander Graham Bell when he made the first call to his assistant, Thomas Watson saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

  • First Telephone Company

    First Telephone Company
    The Bell Telephone Company, a common law joint-stock Gardiner Greene Hubbard,company, is organized by Alexander Graham Bell's father-in-law.

  • First International Telephone Call

    First International Telephone Call
    St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.

  • Innovating the Telephone

    Innovating the Telephone
    The first rotary dial telephones in the Bell System were installed in Norfolk, Virginia.