1990S

The 1990s ‘War on Drugs’ and its Impact on Border Patrol

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The 1990s War on Drugs: How It Transformed US Border Patrol

The 1990s. A decade of dial-up internet, grunge music, and a relentless escalation of America’s “War on Drugs.” While often associated with crackdowns in urban centers, this intensified campaign cast a long, often harsh shadow over the nation’s borders, fundamentally reshaping the role and reality of the U.S. Border Patrol. From the Reagan administration’s early … Read more

The Fading Spark of the Telegraph: Who Was Still Using It in 1991?

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The Fading Spark of the Telegraph: Who Still Used It in 1991?

In the annals of communication, few technologies commanded the world’s attention quite like the telegraph. For over a century, it was the titan of instant messaging, a marvel that shrunk distances and connected continents. Yet, as the 20th century drew to a close, its reign was definitively ending. On January 25, 1991, AT&T, a company … Read more