Alexander Graham Bell's descendants are up in arms after the Canadian government rewrote his legacy amid claims over his ...

Alexander Graham Bell’s family has criticised the Canadian government for claiming that he backed eugenics and held ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new Netflix series Death by Lightning reveals that Alexander Graham Bell invented an early metal detector to try and save the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On this day in Boston history, the first ever successful phone call was made. Many know the story of the telephone's invention by ...

March 7 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. In 1918, Finland signed a peace treaty with Germany shortly after declaring independence ...

Disappointment has a way of narrowing our view. A rejected opportunity, a failed plan or the end of a relationship can make the past seem more important than the possibilities still ahead. In those ...

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