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From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts

In 1921 there were 14 million telephones in the US & Canada. On August 4th all of them were simultaneously silenced by the telephone companies for one minute. This was done as a mark of respect for the telephone inventor Alexander Graham-Bell on the day of his funeral.

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryDecember 10, 2021Posted inLittle-known factsTags:alexander bell, telephone2 Comments on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts

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