Before smartphones, landline telephones were the way most people kept in touch. And until direct dialing became common, a switchboard operator's assistance was often needed to help with long-distance ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — One might ...

This column was originally published on Nov. 7, 1993. The little group was made up of what you could call mature citizens, of which I was one, and we were talking about how things used to be. A woman ...

ST. LOUIS — Our Vintage KSDK goes back 69 years to the day long distance calling took a huge leap forward. On April 16, 1955, St. Louis Mayor Raymond Tucker placed a call to the mayor of San Francisco ...