How different was the world before now?
Driving across America in 1955 meant paper maps, unreliable engines, and hunting for a decent place to sleep before dark. The miles haven't changed — but almost everything else about the journey has transformed beyond recognition.
In 1970, if you woke up feeling awful, your options were limited: wait for an appointment, call a nurse's line, or just tough it out. There was no WebMD, no urgent care on every corner, and no way to look up your symptoms at midnight. The world of American healthcare has shifted so dramatically since then that it's almost unrecognizable.
Walking into a grocery store in 1960 meant choosing from a few hundred products, buying whatever was in season, and spending a lot more time in the kitchen. Today's mega-markets carry tens of thousands of items from every corner of the globe. The weekly food shop has been quietly reinvented — and most of us never noticed it happening.