This Day In History

February 21st – The First Telephone Directory is Published


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The first telephone directory had 50 listings and no phone numbers. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell us about the origins of everyone’s favorite book: the telephone directory. In 1878, the first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut, listing 50 individuals, businesses, and other...
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