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Air Conditioning systems
The 1st air conditioning system was designed in 1902 by inventor Willis Carrier. The first air conditioners were too bulky. Window a/c units didn't come out about until the late 1950's. The general public often first encountered air conditioning in movie theaters. By 1980 most of the U.S. population had home air conditioning. Americans have taken to Mechanical cooling avidly and greedily. In the 1940's and 1950's air conditioning increased employee work out put by 24%. -
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Birth Of Rock
The 1940's to the 1950's was a time when Rock and Roll became very popular within the young society. Rock and Roll was a mixture of the blues,jazz,gospel,and country western. Overall it introduced new music and dancing of twisting and thrusting, that the older society was shocked by. In the 1960's the British invasion took place, being British artist took over the music industry. -
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Rock and Roll
The popularity of rock and roll resulted in a powerful impact on society when jazz blues and country was combined it created rock and roll. -
Polio Vaccine by Dr. Jones salk
In 1955,it was announced that the Polio vaccine was effective and safe and a nation wide inoculation campaign began salk conducted the first human trials on former Polio Patients and on himself and his family, and by 1953 two million American school children were given the new Polio vaccine and cases dropped to under 6,000 in 1957, the first year after the vaccine was widely available. -
Moon Speech
On may 25,1961, President Kennedy announced they were sending an american safely to the moon and back. Kennedy felt great pressure to have the U.S. catch up to and overtake the soviet union in the space race four years after the sputnik shock of 1957. Yuri Gagarin who was a Russian cosminot had became the first human in space in April 12,1961 which was greatly embarrassing for the U.S. -
Friendship 7th
NASA astronaut John Glenn became the firs American to orbit the earth in his mercury capsule Friendship Glenn's accomplishment brought a sense of pride and relief to Americans and instantly made the 31 year old Glenn a national hero. -
G.I. Bill
It gave serviceman chances to go to colleges and trade schools, or buy houses of business.Because service re going to trade schools it help advance technology because lots of service man used the money to buy houses to start families making mass productions on houses in urban areas. -
Creation of NASA
NASA made it possible for the american researchers to collaborate on & disseminate scientific advance an opportunity envied by many of U.S. soviet scientists. -
Apollo 11
The Apollo 11 mission was arguably the most significant event during the space race between the U.S & soviet union.It was significant because Buzz Aldrin& Neil Armstrong were the 1st people to step foot on a whole other world and help secure the win for space race for U.S. -
Baby Boom
Baby boom happened for older Americans had postponed marriage and child birth during the great depression and ww2 were joined in the nations maternity wards by young adults who were eager to start families after ww2.
Baby boomers-had and impact on the buying habits of Americans and contribute about 77% of the wealth accumulated in america baby boomers had impact on social security once they retire most baby boomers will be retiring and this will drain social security.