Baby boomers, born 1946-1964, are retiring, impacting labor and economic productivity. Their retirement strains Social Security and Medicare, presenting public funding challenges. Investment ...
With bright eyes, post-World War II baby boom children filled “toylands” at area stores, amazed at the brightly colored offerings as local retailers stacked the shelves for lucrative Christmas ...
Appropriately named, the "baby boom" occurred after World War II and is marked by a period of increased births larger and longer than generations before it. According to the United States Census ...
During the Second World War ... After the war, the birth rate increased dramatically. Although many people assume that the baby boom happened because peace and prosperity returned, historian ...
As counterintuitive as it may sound, baby boomers are living longer but ... than those of the same age born during or before World War II. This startling revelation underscores the importance ...
the baby boom posed a problem: Where would all those growing families live? For 15 years, thanks to the Depression and World War II, there had been virtually no new housing built in the United States.