Boomer Nation

Post war booming economy.  Eisenhower elected.  Middle class growth is exploding. A great time to be a TV salesman...15 million this year!  Life is good....but....Senator Joe McCarthy makes his mark...... with his idea of  justice. An example of the media running wild?

It was a surprisingly momentous year. An economy growing stronger, in spite of a rogue senator creating an hysterical search for communists hiding around  every rock.  Did the media storm of the early 50s sew the seeds of today's media?  Some would say, "YES, indeed!"

The economy booms after the war, life is good but what's this about a place called Korea?

TVs begin their consumer explosion.

LSMFT  "Lucky Strike means fine tobacco"

Who could forget...Camel cigarettes...."More Doctors Smoke Camels Than any Other Cigarette"

INDEPENDENCE!!!!!!

LET FREEDOM RING !

Life in America in 1948.

In 1947, the world struggled with the aftermath of WWII while facing the early stages of the Cold War. The Marshall Plan committed billions to aid in the recovery of Europe. The breaking of the - up until then - misunderstood sound barrier and the development of the transistor marked achievements that would open new areas of technology. 

A close look at life at the beginning of the Baby Boom era. In post-war 1946, what our parents faced when literally millions of returning soldiers and sailors returned to enter the workforce.   The war left Europe and Japan in ruins with a staggering death toll of 80 million lives. The U.S. was no exception, while our cities remained intact, 16 million joined the military over that period and 400,000 lost their lives.

'46 was an incredible year of transition. It was a year the country seemed to take a deep breath and say, "OK, it's over, now let's put things together and get going." And get going we did. As you'll see, the progress and achievements in this era are nothing short of astounding.  And it all begins in '46.