Sgt. Joe Friday of the radio and television series Dragnet serves as an excellent example of how far we have come by constantly improving technology. And it is a reminder of why we should not be afraid of new technologies, even though they may make some jobs obsolete.
Today we mark an anniversary of something that most millennials would probably have a hard time wrapping their head around – the anniversary of the first coast-to-coast direct-dial phone call. In an era when almost everyone carries a cell phone, and many do not have landlines at all, it is hard to believe that just 66 years ago we needed the assistance of a long-distance operator to make a call to another city. Completing a long-distance call cost time and money, with individual calls handled by several operators in different cities.
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