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World War II Ends
As soldiers returned home from war, many wanted to start families with their sweethearts, which led to the Baby Boom. -
Baby Boom starts 9 months after World War II
In 1946 about 9 months after the end of the war, the population had a major increase. -
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Baby Boom
During this period, birth rates increased hugely as soldiers returned from World War II and started families. -
Baby and Child Care is published
This book, written by Dr. Benjamin Spock, guided new mothers through the world of parenting. It focused mainly around the philosophy of "you know more than you think". -
Birth rate up to 24.1%
This was 5% more than the birth rate in 1945, showing the abundance of births during the Baby Boom. -
I Love Lucy premieres
This show helped to showcase the ideal suburban lifestyle with a working father, a devoted housewife, and precocious children. -
Birth rate reaches peak
By this point, the birth rate was 25.3%, or roughly four million births. This shows how strong the Baby Boom really was in American society. -
Brown vs Board of Education
The ruling to integrate schools made it so that baby boomers would grow up attending schools with children of all races. -
William and Daisy Myers
Sometime in 1957, the Myers family moved to Levittown. There, they faced discrimination for being black. Eventually, they were able to sue some of those who threatened their wellbeing, but the law generally proved unhelpful.