Almost exactly nine months after World War II ended, “the cry of the baby was heard across the land,” as historian Landon Jones later described the trend. More babies were born in 1946 than ever before: 3.4 million, This was the beginning “baby boom.
” In 1947, another 3.8 million babies were born; 3.9 million were born in 1952; and more than 4 million were born every year from 1954 until 1964.
By then, there were 76.4 million “baby boomers” in the United States and made up almost 40% of the nation’s population. How do you like those statistics? I am a baby boomer and proud of it! We were a unique generation.
We were the biggest and saw more changes in the world than other generations. Because baby boomers are in their golden years there are many articles being written about us. My favorite ones are the ones that tell of all the things that no longer exist that were everyday things for us.
Let me share just a few with you: When we watched television, there were three channels. When we wanted to change channels we got up and turned the knob on the TV. There was an antenna on the television and we moved it to get a better connection.
Sometimes we added tinfoil for better reception. When I needed gas in my car a nice man would come out and put the gas in for me. While the gas was pumping, he would check my oil and clean my windshield.
When I did a research paper, I used the 12 volume encyclopedia set to find information. I had a little camera that I loaded with film.