Post+World+War+II+1945-1948

__It's A Wonderful Life,__ staring Frank Capra, came out on January 7th. On January 10th the first United Nations meeting was held in London. First bikini is shown in Paris Fashion show on July 5. The **BBC** Television Service begins broadcasting again. AT&T announce first car phone. Americans ate a record of 714 million gallons of ice cream. Strapless bras became extremly popular, starting a trend in bare-shouldered women's fashions.
 * 1946**

The baby boom was the time between 1946-1964. (thousands) ||~ Net change (thousands) ||~ Percent change ||
 * ~ Year ||~ US resident population
 * 1941 || 133,121 || 1,161 || 0.88 ||
 * 1942 || 133,920 || 799 || 0.60 ||
 * 1943 || 134,245 || 325 || 0.24 ||
 * 1944 || 132,885 || −1,360 || −1.01 ||
 * 1945 || 132,481 || −404 || −0.30 ||
 * 1946 || 140,054 || 7,573 || 5.72 ||
 * 1947 || 143,446 || 3,392 || 2.42 ||
 * 1948 || 146,093 || 2,647 || 1.85 ||
 * 1949 || 148,665 || 2,572 || 1.76 ||
 * 1950 || 151,868 || 3,203 || 2.15 ||
 * 10 year average || - || 1,991 || 1 ||

The microwave is invented by Percy Spencer. Anne Frank's __The Diary of a Young Girl__ is published. CIA is established. Mens sweater cost $8.50 Polaroid Land Camera demonstrated producing photos in 60 seconds. The mobile phone is invented by USA Hologram invented by Hungary Slinky invented by USA Writer Stephen King is born. (september 21) Walter Morrison invents the frisbee. The first airplane to travel faster then the speed of sound. First documented sightings of "flying saucers."
 * 1947**

After the war 75 million babies were born from 1946-1964. Marriages were now lasting longer then ever and they started to have the "traditional family" in mind again with at least three or more children with the mom being the caretaker and the father being the breadwinner.

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**1948** January 30: Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse. February 25: The Communist Party seizes Czechoslovakia. March 8: Supreme Court rules that religion being taught in school is unconstitutional Febuary 4: Alice Cooper is born July 12: Richard Simmons is born August 30: Comedian Lewis Black is born August 16: Babe Ruth died December 1: Scrabble is copyrighted Velcro Invented by George de Mestral Popcorn sold on a mass scale for the first time Olympics held in London Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Male is the first large-scale study of individuals' sexual habits, with stunning revelations about infidelity, homosexuality and other issues (A must-read!) This poster is made by Dali.

Average cost of house $ 7,450.00 Average wage per year $2,950.00 cost of a gallon of gas .17 cents Average cost for a new car $1,420.00 minium hourly wage .70 cents per hour Bacon per pound .50 cents per pound Soviet union tests it's first atomic bomb NATO was est. May 12th: Berlin Airlift offically comes to an end The first emmy awards appeared on U.S. television
 * 1949 [[image:http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-04/38219438.jpg width="450" height="252" caption="Help from the sky children isolated in west Berlin and gettin food from the airlift"]]**
 * Events of 1949**



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