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    remembering the 1950’s

    WWII General Dwight David Eisenhower is elected President • America enjoys unprecedented prosperity as the world's foremost power • Elvis Presley electrifies America's teenagers by popularizing rock and roll Average house cost: $14,500 • Average annual income: $3,215 • Nobel Prize for literature awarded to William Faulkner • Disneyland opens in 1955

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    remembering the 1960's

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy is elected President, creates Peace Corps The Beatles launch musical British Invasion in 1964 • Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., delivers his "I have a dream" speech at Washington Monument • Hippie movement begins, highlighted by Woodstock Music Festival • Newly minted expansion club New York Mets post worst baseball season ever in 1962, win World Series seven years later

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    remembering the 1970's

    Disco music becomes latest dance phenomenon • Hollywood movie smashes include 'Jaws,' 'The Godfather,' and 'Star Wars' • Floppy discs, email and first cell phone batteries invented • 1972 Munich Olympics marred by terrorist attack • Gas lines and high interest rates upset consumer shopping patterns • Dallas Cowboys rule NFL

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    remembering the 1980's

    Ronald Reagan elected President, tells Russian Premier, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" • New Wave music replaces disco, heralding in an age of tight suits, white shirts, skinny ties, padded shoulders and big hair • 'Miami Vice' becomes first pastel cop show 1984 Detroit Tigers start 35-5, win World Series • MTV, ESPN and Turner Cable Network established • San Diegan Dennis Connor wins America's Cup in Perth, Australia

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    remembering the 1990's

    Grunge music movement catches fire as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers create 'alternative rock' • Bill Clinton presides over America's burgeoning high tech economy • Apple Computer shares sell for $2 each • Microsoft becomes America's highest valued company New York Yankees win World Series in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 Read more

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    Enjoying Today!

    BOOM! The Baby Boomer Marketing Group becomes the first Southern California advertising agency specializing in reaching Adults born between 1946 and 1964. Focused on marketing strategies/tactics, media buying, creative/design and all things digital, we aim to reach the wealthiest segment of America's population—boomers.