The '61 Bay of Pigs fiasco seemed to give Russia's Nikita Kruschev enough strength to install offensive ICBMs in Cube. These missiles could reach anywhere in the Eastern US. A toe to toe standoff raised concerns of a nuclear attack. An agreemen...

In many ways '61 carries on the manner of the Fab '50s.  The economy, leisure time, advances in science, medicine and technology.  Yet, the future looks a bit threatening.  The Bay of Pigs failure, Castro cozying up to Russia, Yu...

!960 continued to be a great year, not only "plowing new ground," but also expanding many of the discoveries and innovations of the past decade.  The 1960 Olympics provided a shocker in the Marathon and a story that will last foreve...

"59 continues great progress on discoveries and developments from earlier in the Boomer Era.  We "early boomers" have become teenagers with a voice of their own and a force to be reckoned with.The 60s will bring a new and different ...

A bit of conversation and conclusions about the Season and the spirit that shows its presence at this time of year.

The country has undergone a sea change.  The teenagers have established a foothold that they will not give up.  Time for the grownups to adjust to a new culture.

No matter who you are or where you are, this is a day to give sincere gratitude for our blessings. 

...........and the changes are here to stay.  The grown-ups need to change or get lost in the shuffle!

Advances in medicine and science continue, but music rocks the foundations of society!

"55 starts out a bit on the standard historical basis, but ends with a change that America will never retreat from.  America goes through a sea change.

WHAT IS HAPPENING ????????

What a breakthrough year!  So many post WW2 ideas, innovations, and research projects are  beginning to take hold and show their potential.

A look at the first 7 years of the Boomer era, summarizing the achievements and accomplishments along the way. From the breaking of the sound barrier to the discovery of the structure of DNA, it is a period of groundbreaking discoveries....

Post war booming economy.  Eisenhower elected.  Middle class growth is exploding. A great time to be a TV salesman...15 million this year!  Life is good....but....Senator Joe McCarthy makes his mark...... with his idea of  j...

It was a surprisingly momentous year. An economy growing stronger, in spite of a rogue senator creating an hysterical search for communists hiding around  every rock.  Did the media storm of the early 50s sew the seeds of today's medi...

The economy booms after the war, life is good but what's this about a place called Korea?

TVs begin their consumer explosion.LSMFT  "Lucky Strike means fine tobacco"Who could forget...Camel cigarettes...."More Doctors Smoke Camels Than any Other Cigarette"

INDEPENDENCE!!!!!!LET FREEDOM RING !

Life in America in 1948.

In 1947, the world struggled with the aftermath of WWII while facing the early stages of the Cold War. The Marshall Plan committed billions to aid in the recovery of Europe. The breaking of the - up until then - misunderstood sound barrier and ...

A close look at life at the beginning of the Baby Boom era. In post-war 1946, what our parents faced when literally millions of returning soldiers and sailors returned to enter the workforce.   The war left Europe and Japan in ruins with a...