Everyone wanted Alexander Graham Bell to debut the telephone at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. He almost avoided it entirely
- Posted on June 25, 2026
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Everyone wanted Alexander Graham Bell to debut the telephone at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. He almost avoided it entirely
1876 was already an eventful year. In March, Melvil Dewey acquired copyright for his eponymous decimal system for organizing books. In April, the Boston Red Caps defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in the first National League baseball game. In early June, Mark Twain published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. That same month, two more momentous events...
