TechHistory

Tech History Hashtag

On This Day in Telephone History June 1ST 1897

by
On This Day in Telephone History June 1ST 1897 long distance telephone line between New York and Charleston, West Virginia went into service. During 1897, the American Telephone & Telegraph Company extended a long-distance telephone line from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, through Point Pleasant to Charleston. The line provided a connection to the exchanges in the northern part of the state.

On This Day in Telephone History June 1ST 1897 long distance telephone line between New York and Charleston, West Virginia went into service. During 1897, the American Telephone & Telegraph Company extended a long-distance telephone line from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, through Point Pleasant to Charleston. The line provided a connection to the exchanges in the … Read more

On This Day In Telephone History May 30TH 1965

by
On This Day In Telephone History May 30TH 1965 The First Electronic Switching System in the Bell System was placed into service. The very first of the No.1 Electronic Switching System (ESS) commercial installations of the Bell System was in Succasunna, New Jersey. It initially served 200 of the town's 4,300 customers after opening. It was designed to serve 65,000 phone lines, and switch 100,000 calls per hour.

On This Day In Telephone History May 30TH 1965 The First Electronic Switching System in the Bell System was placed into service. The very first of the No.1 Electronic Switching System (ESS) commercial installations of the Bell System was in Succasunna, New Jersey. It initially served 200 of the town’s 4,300 customers after opening. It … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History May 22ND 1919

by
On This Day in Telephone History May 22ND 1919, Grace Banker was awarded the U.S. Army’s Distinguished Service Medal for “exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility in connection with the operations against an armed enemy of the United States.” Banker was a French-speaking telephone operator from Passaic, New Jersey. She was one of 223 operators hired by the U.S. Army to connect calls in France during World War I. Originally, these operators were only expected to connect routine calls at the biggest telephone offices, far from the fighting. However, their efficiency, speed, bravery under fire, and devotion to duty so impressed their army superiors that these women became a trusted part of the military machine. They eventually advanced to the “fighting lines,” connecting even the most important calls at the First Army Headquarters near the front. Far from being insignificant, these women went on to receive many commendations for their work.

On This Day in Telephone History May 22ND 1919, Grace Banker was awarded the U.S. Army’s Distinguished Service Medal for “exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility in connection with the operations against an armed enemy of the United States.” Banker was a French-speaking telephone operator from Passaic, New Jersey. … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History May 21ST 1878

by
On This Day in Telephone History May 21ST 1878 Thomas A. Watson recommended Alexander Graham Bell acquire the rights to the Berliner Transmitter. Curious about Emile Berliner’s Transmitter Caveat of April 14, 1877, Thomas A. Watson journeyed to Washington, DC, to view the Berliner Transmitter. Upon examination, Watson recommended Alexander Graham Bell acquire the rights to the Berliner Transmitter. Emile Berliner was then hired as a technical expert to the Bell Telephone Company in Boston.

On This Day in Telephone History May 21ST 1878 Thomas A. Watson recommended Alexander Graham Bell acquire the rights to the Berliner Transmitter. Curious about Emile Berliner’s Transmitter Caveat of April 14, 1877, Thomas A. Watson journeyed to Washington, DC, to view the Berliner Transmitter. Upon examination, Watson recommended Alexander Graham Bell acquire the rights … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History May 18th 1877

by
On This Day in Telephone History May 18th 1877 Alexander Graham Bell delivered Chickering Hall lectures in New York City. The three days of lectures ran from the 17th to the 19th. From the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company's office on Peace Street, New Brunswick, NJ, Thomas Watson spoke and sang to Bell who was on stage at Chickering Hall. The telephone also was exhibited at the American Institute Fair, 3rd Avenue and 63rd Street, New York, from about these dates to the end of May.

On This Day in Telephone History May 18th 1877 Alexander Graham Bell delivered Chickering Hall lectures in New York City. The three days of lectures ran from the 17th to the 19th. From the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company’s office on Peace Street, New Brunswick, NJ, Thomas Watson spoke and sang to Bell who was … Read more