On This Day in Telephone History April 1ST all this telephone stuff happened: 1871 Alexander Graham Bell, substituting for his father, commenced a series of lectures to teach the deaf to use Visible Speech in forming words at "Sarah Fuller's school“ otherwise the Boston School for the Deaf, 11 Pemberton Square. At this time, he met Gardiner Greene Hubbard. 1906 First telephone directory featuring classified business advertising on yellow pages issued at Detroit by the Michigan State Telephone Company. 1954 World War II excise taxes on telephones reduced. 1960 TIROS I, television-equipped meteorological satellite, placed in orbit. This first robot space weatherman was directed into orbit by the Bell Laboratories command guidance system. 1963 Deep-sea telephone cable between Jamaica, WI, and the Panama Canal Zone placed in service.

On This Day in Telephone History April 1ST all this Telephone Stuff Happened

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On This Day in Telephone History April 1ST all this Telephone Stuff happened:
  • 1871 Alexander Graham Bell, substituting for his father, commenced a series of lectures to teach the deaf to use Visible Speech in forming words at “Sarah Fuller’s school“ otherwise the Boston School for the Deaf, 11 Pemberton Square. At this time, he met Gardiner Greene Hubbard.
  • 1906 First telephone directory featuring classified business advertising on yellow pages issued at Detroit by the Michigan State Telephone Company.
  • 1954 World War II excise taxes on telephones reduced.
  • 1960 TIROS I, television-equipped meteorological satellite, placed in orbit. This first robot space weatherman was directed into orbit by the Bell Laboratories command guidance system.
  • 1963 Deep-sea telephone cable between Jamaica, WI, and the Panama Canal Zone placed in service.