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Baby Boom Generation Factoids
What are the official years of the Baby Boom Generation?
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1946 - 1964 saw a marked increase in the number of births in North America.
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How did the birthrate rise and fall during the baby boom years in the US?
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1940
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2,559,000 births per year
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1946
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3,311,000 births per year
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1955
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4,097,000 births per year
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1957
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4,300,000 births per year
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1964
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4,027,000 births per year
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1974
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3,160,000 births per year
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Symbols of the Baby Boom in Suburbia
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1950
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1960
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Hot Dog Production (millions of lbs)
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750
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1050
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Potato Chip Production (millions of lbs)
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320
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532
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Sales of lawn and porch furniture (millions of dollars)
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53.6
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145.2
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Sales of power mowers (millions of dollars)
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1.0
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3.8
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Sales of floor polishers (millions of dollars)
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0.24
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1.0
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Sales of Encyclopaedia (millions of dollars)
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72
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300
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Number of Children age 5-14
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24.3
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35.5
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Number of baseball Little Leagues
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776
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5,700
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According to TV comedies, how has family life changed for the Baby Boomer Generation?
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1950s
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I Love Lucy
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1960s
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The Andy Griffith Show
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1970s
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All in the Family
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What books have the Baby Boomers made famous?
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Doctor Zhivago
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by Boris Pasternak
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
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by Jon Le Carr
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Valley of the Dolls
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by Jacqueline Susann
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Love Story
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by Erich Segal
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Jonathon Livingston Seagull
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by Richard Bach
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Music the Baby Boomers Have Taken to Heart
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Rock Around the Clock
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by Bill Haley and His Comets
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Heartbreak Hotel
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by Elvis Presley
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
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by The Platters
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Save the Last Dance for Me
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by The Drifters
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Duke of Earl
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by Gene Chandler
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I Want to Hold Your Hand
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by The Beatles
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You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
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by The Righteous Brothers
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The Sounds of Silence
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by Simon and Garfunkel
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Aquarius
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by The Fifth Dimension
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American Pie
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by Don McLean
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Which movie stars have symbolized the Baby Boom Generation?
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John Wayne
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Marilyn Monroe
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Rock Hudson
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Doris Day
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Paul Newman
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Julie Andrews
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Robert Redford
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Barbra Streisand
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What celebrity deaths have most affected the Baby Boomers?
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John F. Kennedy
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Marilyn Monroe
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Martin Luther King
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John Lennon
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Fads of the Baby Boomers
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Hula Hoops
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Frozen Foods
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Poodle Skirts and Saddle Shoes
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Panty Raids
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Barbie and GI Joe Dolls
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Bikinis
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Frisbees
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Yo-yos
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Ouija Boards
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Dune Buggies
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Which athletes have been immortalized by the Baby Boom Generation?
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Golf
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Ben Hogan
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
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Baseball
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Willie Mays
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Jackie Robinson
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Football
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Joe Namath
OJ Simpson
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Hockey
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Rocket Richard
Gordie Howe
Bobby Hull
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Basketball
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Bill Russell
Wilt Chamberlain
Dr. J
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Boxing
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Muhammed Ali
Sugar Ray Robinson
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Tennis
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Billie Jean King
Jimmy Connors
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