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  • Mar 3, 1847
    Alexander Graham Bell is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. The inventor creates the telephone, a development that lands him in the first line of Reba McEntire's 1994 country hit "Why Haven't I Heard From You"
    Mar 7, 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the telephone, inspiring the first line of the Reba McEntire hit "Why Haven't I Heard From You"
    Mar 10, 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell has his first successful telephone transmission in Boston, asking for help from his assistant, Mr. Watson. More than a century later, Bell gets name-checked for his invention in Reba McEntire's "Why Haven't I Heard From You"
    Aug 2, 1922
    Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell dies in Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia. More than 70 years later, his legacy lands him in the lyrics of Reba McEntire's country hit "Why Haven't I Heard From You"
    Apr 5, 1994
    MCA releases Reba McEntire's "Why Haven't I Heard From You," with references to telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell

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