20 Things from the 1960s That Kids Today Will Never Understand

🚬Cigarette advertising on TV was common until the 1970s when it was prohibited due to the health risks of smoking.

📺Public service announcements were shown during cartoons to teach children important values and lessons.

🚗Sunday drives and family road trips were popular, thanks to affordable gas and the expanding road network.

☎️Phone numbers used to have named exchanges, and party lines allowed multiple households to share a phone line.

⌨️Manual typewriters required changing typewriter ribbons, unlike the clean keyboards we use today.

Why was cigarette advertising on TV banned?

—Cigarette advertising on TV was banned in the 1970s due to growing awareness of the health risks of smoking.

Why were public service announcements shown during cartoons?

—Public service announcements were shown during cartoons to teach children important values and lessons.

Why were phone numbers with named exchanges used?

—Phone numbers with named exchanges were used to indicate which part of the city someone lived in and for easier dialing.

Why did people share party lines?

—People shared party lines to reduce the cost of phone service and have access to a telephone.

Why did typewriters require changing ribbons?

—Typewriters required changing ribbons because the ribbons transferred ink or impressions to the paper when typing.

00:00Cigarette advertising on TV was common until the 1970s when it was prohibited due to the health risks of smoking.

02:32Public service announcements were shown during cartoons to teach children important values and lessons.

05:18Sunday drives and family road trips were popular, thanks to affordable gas and the expanding road network.

08:23Phone numbers used to have named exchanges, and party lines allowed multiple households to share a phone line.

10:30Manual typewriters required changing typewriter ribbons, unlike the clean keyboards we use today.