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How long ago was the first cell phone call?
The first cell phone call was 53 years ago.
The first cell phone call was made on April 3, 1973. That's 53 years, 5 months and 24 days.
A Motorola engineer made it on a New York City sidewalk, calling a rival at Bell Labs.
The first cell phone call turns 60 on April 3, 2033.
If you were born before April 3, 1973, you're older than the first cell phone call.
Mind-bender: The first cell phone call is closer in time to the first public demonstration of television (1926) than to today.
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