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OTD in 1884, the 1st long-distance telephone call took place, between Alexander Graham Bell in Boston and Thomas Watson in NY. Built with copper wires, the line cost $70K, leading one Bell Company official to grouse "I wouldn’t take that line as a gift." https://t.co/tnEMJOi9Po — PolitiTweet.org