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On This Day in Telephone History June 22ND 1897

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On This Day in Telephone History June 22ND 1897 Actual organization date of United States Independent Telephone Association. In Detroit, Michigan, beginning at 12 noon, a meeting was called by an executive committee appointed at a previous meeting in Chicago, IL, on May 27 and 28. Composed of two men from each of the more than 15 states being represented, "was clothed with power and directed to take all the steps necessary to complete organization of independent telephone interests“

On This Day in Telephone History June 22ND 1897 Actual organization date of United States Independent Telephone Association. In Detroit, Michigan, beginning at 12 noon, a meeting was called by an executive committee appointed at a previous meeting in Chicago, IL, on May 27 and 28. Composed of two men from each of the more … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History June 21ST 1923

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On This Day in Telephone History June 21ST 1923 First radio address by a United States President. President Warren G. Harding’s speech, “The World Court” was broadcast in New York and Washington DC over American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) radio stations WEAF and WCAP. As part of his tour of the Western United States, Harding broadcasted his speech in St. Louis, MO on radio station KSD at 10 p.m. This was the first time radio stations were networked for a simultaneous broadcast of a Presidential speech to multiple locations around the nation. Harding reached an estimated one million Americans, more than any other President had at this point in time.

On This Day in Telephone History June 21ST 1923 First radio address by a United States President. President Warren G. Harding’s speech, “The World Court” was broadcast in New York and Washington DC over American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) radio stations WEAF and WCAP. As part of his tour of the Western United States, Harding … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History June 19TH 1900

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On This Day in Telephone History June 19TH 1900 Prof. Michael I. Pupin, of Columbia University, patented a method for using the loading coil to carry talk over greater distances. Pupin and Dr. G. A. Campbell, of the Bell System, working independently, each had proved that loading coils placed at regular and frequent intervals in a telephone Circuit, particularly a circuit in a cable, would improve its transmission efficiency. Pupin's patent application was found to antedate Campbell's by only a month. His patent was purchased by the Bell System, and his and Campbell's discoveries were put to use as rapidly as possible.

On This Day in Telephone History June 19TH 1900 Prof. Michael I. Pupin, of Columbia University, patented a method for using the loading coil to carry talk over greater distances. Pupin and Dr. G. A. Campbell, of the Bell System, working independently, each had proved that loading coils placed at regular and frequent intervals in … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History June 17TH 1914

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On This Day in Telephone History June 17TH 1914, the first telephone line across the United States, from the East Coast to the West Coast, was connected. In Wendover, Utah, The last pole was erected on the first transcontinental telephone line. AT&T erected the last of some 130,000 poles at Wendover, and the wires were spliced, joining more than 3,400 miles of telephone line. The completion of the first trans-continental telephone line was accompanied with little fanfare. The last splice was made, flags were placed on the cross-poles, and photographs were taken.

On This Day in Telephone History June 17TH 1914, the First Telephone Line across the United States, from the East Coast to the West Coast, was connected. In Wendover, Utah, The last pole was erected on the First Transcontinental telephone line. AT&T erected the last of some 130,000 poles at Wendover, and the wires were … Read more