March 10, 1876. Alexander Graham Bell and the first discernible telephone speech.

 

"Mr. Watson, come here. I want you."

March 10, 1876. Alexander Graham Bell and the first discernible telephone speech.

 

"Mr. Watson, come here. I want you."

 

It's a wonder if he's turning over in his grave with how CinBell handles their business! :sarcastic:

March 10, 1876. Alexander Graham Bell and the first discernible telephone speech.

 

"Mr. Watson, come here. I want you."

 

That was the beginning of the end of the lucrative Telegraph Operator gig that mcpapa had going at the time.

I start off Sunday School each week with a "Today in History" segment to get everyone awake and participating...I was struck that these three facts came up on 3 consecutive Sundays...

 

2/14/1876 Bell and Elisha Gray both applied for a patent for the telephone

2/21/1878 just 2 years after the phone was patented the first directory was published

2/28/1885 AT&T incorporated just 9 years and 2 weeks after the Bell received a patent for the phone

March 10, 1876. Alexander Graham Bell and the first discernible telephone speech.

 

"Mr. Watson, come here. I want you."

 

The next day, March 11th, 1876, @mcpapa tries to make the first pizza delivery phone call.

The next day, March 11th, 1876, @mcpapa tries to make the first pizza delivery phone call.

 

Zing!

The next day, March 11th, 1876, @mcpapa tries to make the first pizza delivery phone call.

 

That's a like.

That was the beginning of the end of the lucrative Telegraph Operator gig that mcpapa had going at the time.

 

That's a like.

I start off Sunday School each week with a "Today in History" segment to get everyone awake and participating...I was struck that these three facts came up on 3 consecutive Sundays...

 

2/14/1876 Bell and Elisha Gray both applied for a patent for the telephone

2/21/1878 just 2 years after the phone was patented the first directory was published

2/28/1885 AT&T incorporated just 9 years and 2 weeks after the Bell received a patent for the phone

 

Those are what you use to get everyone awake and participating?!? :laugh:

Those are what you use to get everyone awake and participating?!? :laugh:

 

:lol2: the average age of the class I teach is around 65-70...I start with this upcoming weeks weather(old folks always want to know the weather), today in history with 6 or 7 things from that date, a joke and then the lesson.

:lol2: the average age of the class I teach is around 65-70...I start with this upcoming weeks weather(old folks always want to know the weather), today in history with 6 or 7 things from that date, a joke and then the lesson.

 

Know thy audience. Makes perfect sense, but made me chuckle before you explained it.