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From: sahayman@watcgl.UUCP (Steve Hayman)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: An American invented the phone .... oh?
Message-ID: <724@watcgl.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Dec-84 03:19:43 EST
Article-I.D.: watcgl.724
Posted: Tue Dec 11 03:19:43 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 11-Dec-84 05:17:08 EST
Reply-To: sahayman@watcgl.UUCP (Steve Hayman)
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: 

Whilst not wishing to demean our fine American neighbours who have in
fact invented many fine products, it is incumbent upon me to point out
that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in Brantford, Ontario,

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I admit I am not sure exactly what Bell's nationality was at the time
but let us not forget that he himself has confirmed that although the
immortal words about Mr. Watson were indeed spoken in the USA, the
phone was indeed invented in Canada.

Brantford is of course much more famous as the home of Wayne Gretzky.

Steve Hayman
Waterloo, Ontario, Great White North