Probably due to the end of World War II ! The end of the war brought new hopes and dreams for people. They simply decided to increase the size of their families.
Men had come home from war and were ready to start a family in new urban communities.
Men had come home from war and were ready to start a family in new urban communities.
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The baby boom, which occurred in the United States from approximately 1946 to 1964, saw a significant increase in birth rates following World War II. During this period, the number of babies born each year peaked at around 4.3 million in 1957. Overall, the baby boom years averaged about 3.5 to 4 million births annually, reflecting a cultural shift towards larger families and post-war optimism.
That is an incorrect number. MCMXLVI would 1946.
The increase of births from 1946 to 1964.
Men had come home from war and were ready to start a family in new urban communities.
Men had come home from war and were ready to start a family in new urban communities.
Men had come home from war and were ready to start a family in new urban communities.
The highest number of births in the baby boomer generation occurred in 1957. This year saw a peak of 4.3 million births in the United States.
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The term for the dramatic rise in births from 1946 to 1964 was termed by the sociologists was called "The Baby Boom" and the babies born during that time period are known as the Baby Boomers.
The increase in births between 1946-1964, known as the Baby Boom, was primarily due to a combination of factors including a post-World War II economic boom, advancements in healthcare leading to lower infant mortality rates, and a cultural shift towards larger families.
A "babyboom" was is term coined to describe a rapid increase in the number of births. I'm pretty sure the baby boom which you are talking about is the Post-WWII baby boom in which US soldiers returning home from Europe and parts of Asia began to start familes and have children. Between 1946-1956,approximately 76 million babies were born^. ^Figures in Landon Y. Jones, "Swinging 60s?" in Smithsonian Magazine, January 2006, pp 102-107
15 games between April 25, 1946 and May 10, 1946.
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