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150 Years Ago, 9 Words Changed How We Communicate

did:plc:kpkcscbf2zshv7shqgqn45wn March 10, 2026
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History's most consequential "come here" was uttered 150 years ago this week. On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell stood in a Boston lab and spoke nine plain words to his assistant, Thomas Watson—"Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you"—that became the first clearly understood sentence...

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