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On This Day In History: Eminent Scottish Inventor Graham Bell Born – On Mar 3, 1847

AncientPages.com | March 3, 2017

AncientPages.com - On Mar 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Bell was born. Bell was an eminent Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator credited with inventing the first practical telephone. Bell

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On This Day In History: Edgar Allan Poe Known For Tales Of Mystery And Macabre Was Born – On Jan 19, 1809

AncientPages.com | January 19, 2017

AncientPages.com - On Jan 19, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, was born in Boston. Poe was a writer, editor, and literary critic, best known for his poetry

Photograph of Edison with his phonograph (2nd model), taken in Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C. studio in April 1878

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On This Day In History: Famous Inventor Thomas Edison Died – On Oct 18, 1931

AncientPages.com | October 18, 2016

AncientPages.com - On October 18, 1931, inventor Thomas Edison died. Edison – known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park," is considered by many the world's greatest inventor. He

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On This Day In History: Samuel F.B. Morse Receives A Patent For His Dot-Dash Telegraphy Signals – On June 20, 1840

AncientPages.com | June 20, 2016

AncientPages.com - On June 20th, 1840, Samuel F.B. Morse (1791 – 1872) received a patent for the single-wire telegraph system. He was a co-developer of the Morse Code