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Almanac: The silencing of the telephone

Name: Almanac: The silencing of the telephone
Uploaded: 2019-08-04T09:29:33-0400
Duration: 2 min 18 s
Description: On August 4, 1922, at 6:25 p.m. ET, telephone service across the U.S. and Canada was shut down for one full minute in honor of the late Alexander Graham Bell. Jane Pauley reports.

On August 4, 1922, at 6:25 p.m. ET, telephone service across the U.S. and Canada was shut down for one full minute in honor of the late Alexander Graham Bell. Jane Pauley reports.