There is no need to explain how technology has affected communication. The immediacy of information is now universal and certainly not respectful of time zones. Everybody with a computer, a laptop, a ...

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 ...

Marie Scott vividly recalls the horrifying sounds of D-Day as she relayed orders down the line to the troops storming the Normandy beaches. She was only 17 and one of nine women transmitting critical ...