When did American Experience Season 9 Episode 5 air?
American Experience Season 9 Episode 5 aired on February 3, 1997 at 8 PM ET.


TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

At first rented only "to persons of good breeding," seen as an expensive luxury for doctors and businessmen, within a decade the telephone had begun to transform American life. Trees gave way to telephone poles as operators known as "hello girls" began to connect a sprawling continent.
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American Experience Season 9 Episode 5 aired on February 3, 1997 at 8 PM ET.
This episode runs for approximately 55 minutes.
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