@wellerstein Edison, b. 1847; d. 1931...that's a lot of changes to witness.
Somehow the fact that Truman was born in 1884 and Eisenhower in 1890 makes them seem incredibly, unimaginably old.
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@wellerstein two of my grandparents were born not really all that much later.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein The fact that they were born with midwives and not in a maternity ward drives the point home.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein Well, if people born in the 1910s are only now turning 100, that makes people born in the 1890s seem maybe not so distant.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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