Historical Events tagged with "New Brunswick"
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Science & Technology
First International Telephone Call in History
July 1st, 1881 143 years ago
An international telephone call was successfully placed between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States. The call marked a significant advancement in telecommunications, connecting these two locations across the border. This groundbreaking communication was facilitated by Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone, which was still a relatively new technology. The successful call represented not just a technical achievement but also the growing interconnectedness of the world through modern communication.
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