nPostednNovember 18, 2013
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When I was a kid, we used to dial phonennumbers ourself, but with a rotary dial. Finally, in the early 1940snan innovator named Henry Dryfus thought “outside of the box” andncame up with a great idea: a push-button phone.
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| This was Dryfus’s wooden model for his groundbreaking idea! |
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nOnnthis date in 1963, the first push-button phones were put on thenmarket.
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nI wonder if people lined up overnight for new release, likenthey do with every iPhone. (I’m thinking not.)
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nWhatnwere the benefits of push-button phones? n
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nAnlot of modern phones now use the flat-touch-screen system that onlynshows a picture of push buttons for us to press! And the beat goesnon….
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nAlsonon this date:
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nMickeynMouse’s birthday
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nFlagnDay in Uzbekistan
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nIndependencenDay in Morocco
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nNationalnDay in Latvia and Oman
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nVertieres’nDay in Haiti
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nPlannAhead:
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Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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