Telephone directory. A telephone directory, also known as a telephone book, telephone address book, phone book, or the white/yellow pages, is a listing of telephone subscribers in a geographical area or subscribers to services provided by the organization that publishes the directory. Its purpose is to allow the telephone number of a subscriber identified by name and address to be found. The advent of the Internet and smart phones in the 21st century greatly reduced the need for a paper phone book. Some communities,
Near the very height of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, on March 5, 1966, American popular-music fans made a #1 hit out of a song called âThe Ballad Of The Green Beretsâ by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler.
âBlowinâ In The Windâ â Bob Dylan. Dylanâs 1963 anti-war song raises questions about peace, war and freedom as he sings âthe answer, my friend, is blowinâ in the wind.â The song was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 and remains one of the most influential songs ever written.