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Tuesday’s Question: On this day in 1876, the first successful telephone call was made to Thomas Watson by the man credited with inventing the telephone. Who was he?

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Tuesday’s Question: On this day in 1876, the first successful telephone call was made to Thomas Watson by the man credited with inventing the telephone. Who was he?
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His last name might ring a bell…

And when he made that first call to Thomas Watson, the very first thing ever said on a telephone was, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” Not exactly “Can you hear me now?” 😄

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