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+ Period of time where births in + Period of time where births in USA hit record numbersUSA hit record numbers

+ Approximately 79 million babies + Approximately 79 million babies born within the first 10 yearsborn within the first 10 years

+ At peak, 1 American Infant born / + At peak, 1 American Infant born / 7 seconds7 seconds

What What waswas the the Baby Baby BoomBoom??

When was it?• Post World War II

• Officially 1946-1964• Specifically 1946-1955

• Reunion of families after War• Desire for comfort of family after time of

war• Prospering economy and booming industry

• Advances in medicine

• White Flight• Automania

• TV became popular• Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts & Little

League Baseball• Consumerism

• Glorified the roles of housewives

the Civil Rights activists

the hippies

the protesters at Berkely

the soldiers in Vietnamthe drug

experimenters

the challengers of injustice

exposers of hypocrisies

39% of Americans over age 18

29% of total population

Dominating Congress til’ 2015

Dominating White House til’ 2021Healthier, wealthier & smarter

than their parents

Dominate Supreme Court from 2010-2030

Completely redefine “Completely redefine “old ageold age” & ” & ““retirementretirement””

Live longer than any previous generation

What events shaped their lives?

• Vietnam WarVietnam War• The DraftThe Draft

• Dr. Martin Luther King’s Dr. Martin Luther King’s AssassinationAssassination

• John F. Kennedy’s AssassinationJohn F. Kennedy’s Assassination• Robert Kennedy AssassinationRobert Kennedy Assassination

• Watergate scandalWatergate scandal

• First to grow up with multi-media

• Most privileged generation• Egocentric

• More open-minded•“Sandwich generation”

• Most wealthy

•Bill Clinton•President

Bush•Oprah Winfrey•Robert Plant•Bono•Bruce

Springsteen

• Jerry Seinfeld• Bill Gates• Gene

Simmons• Billy Joel• Twiggy• your parents!

“When we were young, we didn’t trust anyone over 30. Now that

were over 30, we don’t trust anyone at all.”

Howard Smead