Upon the conclusion of Bell's funeral, "every phone on the continent of North America was silenced in honor of the man who had given to mankind the means for direct communication at a distance". (2 August 1922)
There are 3393 births, 3959 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5748 people in 6460 places until today.
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