21 February 1878 Posted on February 21, 2016 by Staff The first telephone directory is published in New Haven, Connecticut. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away." Dorothy Parker — Click here for more from Dorothy Parker Related posts: 18 June 1940 18 June 1940 24 April 1953 24 January 1943 13 July 1878 22 February 1848 21 February 1916 21 February 1848 21 February 1972 21 February 1948