On this date in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone.
On this date in 1926 the first transatlantic telephone call was made; London and New York.
Someplace in these years Bell Telephone became a very big company. I understand that is when Mrs. Bell took over and it was unofficially named “Ma” Bell.
Then one of their sons was named Southern. Southern Bell moved to the southeast. Southern had a son named South Bell. His name in the Bell telephone directory was listed as Bell, South.
Other kids moved on to other parts of the country.
Ma Bell and her family became very big and very powerful. No one could compete with them.
Then, on this date in 1933 the game of Monopoly was invented.
See? Everything is relative.
Very good, Eddie!! I used to work for C&P Telephone Co., a subsidiary of Ma Bell (back in the dark ages).
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After I posted that I remembered back in the dark ages before dialing when you just told the operator the number you wanted... but that would have been hard to work in on top of what I already said.