We can learn a great deal about the lives and social structures of civilizations thousands of years ago by studying what they ...

1876. MR. WATSON, COME HERE, I WANT YOU. THAT WAS THE VERY FIRST SENTENCE EVER UTTERED OVER A TELEPHONE CALL. AND IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE AT THE CORNER OF AVENUE DE LAFAYETTE AND THE HARRISON AVENUE ...

These days, our phones are basically extensions of our bodies. An MIT historian of science and technology takes us back to Alexander Graham Bell's famous first telephone call on March 10, 1876. These ...

About 150 years ago, in a small, crowded laboratory, a revolutionary moment occurred when nine simple words transmitted over a copper wire effectively ended the era of physical distance. On March 10, ...

These days cellphones are basically extensions of our bodies, so it might be hard to imagine life without them. But the world’s first telephone call — or, more specifically, the first time a ...

Dr. Heisel is writing a history of the telephone’s dark side. Exactly 150 years ago, Alexander Graham Bell made the world’s first phone call. “Come here,” he shouted into the fuzzy, one-way phone line ...

A search team has discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale more than 150 years ago. Ice floes on Lake Michigan are seen during a cold day, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Founded in 1876, Burpee has spent 150 years helping shape home gardening in America. From early seed innovation and research-based growing to varieties that became staples in ...

Before modern food arguments took over, early 1900s cookbooks were already defining chili. With and without beans, these historic recipes reveal how the dish truly evolved. Health warning as common ...

Since its founding 150 years ago, Purdue University’s College of Engineering has profoundly shaped and improved the world, amassing breakthroughs spanning nearly all facets of society. Highlighting ...

Researchers have produced hundreds of Galápagos tortoises genetically related to the extinct Floreana Island subspecies, thanks to a surprising discovery and captive breeding program. Rodrigo Buendia ...

After the completion of the 1860 census and the election of President Abraham Lincoln, America imploded. Eleven southern states seceded from the Union in 1861, instigating four bloody years of the ...