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This Day in History for June 20 – First Commercial Telephone Service and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1837 – Queen Victoria ascends to the British throne (More info)
1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph (More info)
1877 – Alexander Graham Bell installs the world’s first commercial telephone service (More info)
1893 – Lizzie Borden is acquitted for the murders of her father and stepmother (More info)
1948 – ‘Toast of the Town,’ which later becomes ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ makes its television debut (More info)
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