1929: First Telephone and Telegraphed Messages Mar 27, 2020

The first words uttered through Bell's telephone were "Mr. Watson, come here – I want to see you", according to the Library of Congress. However, this is a bit less grandiose than the telegraphed message sent by Morse to open first long-distance line, Baltimore-to-DC, reading "what hath God wrought" or:

.-- .... .- - / .... .- - .... / --. --- -.. / .-- .-. --- ..- --. .... -

which comes from the Book of Numbers (Numbers 23:23), suggested by the daughter of the federal patents commissioner.

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