Memory of the day: Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for inventing the telephone in 1876

CAIRO – 7 March 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on March 7.

161 - Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and his adopted sons Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Versus take over.

1876 - Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his invention of the telephone.

1912 - Roald Amundsen announces that he has reached the farthest point in the Antarctic on December 14, 1911.

1994 - Copyright: The US Supreme Court allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders.

1996 - The election of the first Palestinian parliament in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.