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Same. Gramps born in 1925. Mf uses an iPhone and Netflix. Served in WWII. 
Every time we FaceTime, he called iPhones a “marvelous invention” and brings up how he remembers when televisions were invented. 
Wild
One of my favorite historical facts is that both MLK & Anne Frank were the same age as Barbara Walters. Had they not been killed early, it’s entirely reasonable they would have lived into the 21st century. 
Really helps to put history into context and show how much more recent a lot of past events were than they often might feel >

The Queen was three years older than them, Jimmy Carter five years.
Sometimes we think of World War II, the Holocaust, etc. as so far removed from us they might as well be mythical, but for some alive today they're living memory. Rapidly fading living memory, but still living memory nevertheless >

My grandfather just turned 97.  He was at the Battle of the Bulge… he participated in liberating death camps.  Every time I talk to him I know it might be the last time, and I often think about how we’re rapidly approaching a world with no WWII vets left.  I hope we can avoid repeating that history.  It’s frustrating to see a reemergence of fascism and authoritarianism right on the heels of that generation’s passing.  The children and grandchildren of these people need to stand up and prevent us from backsliding.