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Mar 7, 1876: Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

On this day in 1876, 29-year-old Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new invention–the telephone. The Scottish-born Bell worked in London with his father, Melville Bell, who developed Visible Speech, a written system used to teach speaking…

Mar 3, 1887: Helen Keller Meets Her Miracle Worker

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

On this day in 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months. Under Sullivan’s tutelage, including her pioneering “touch teaching” techniques, the previously uncontrollable…

Feb 19, 1878: Thomas Alva Edison Patents the Phonograph

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

The technology that made the modern music business possible came into existence in the New Jersey laboratory where Thomas Alva Edison created the first device to both record sound and play it back. He was awarded U.S. Patent No. 200,521…