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The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom | by Frank Diana

: Enrollment nearly doubled, leading to "teaching in shifts" and classes held in barber shops or portable units to handle the overcrowding. baby-boom generation

This is the story of the —the 76 million people born in the United States between 1946 and 1964 who grew up in a world that seemed to expand just to fit them. The Great Arrival The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby

Because there were so many of them, the world had to physically change: A Childhood of Freedom Growing up in the

: Families migrated from cities to new suburban developments, sparking a building boom for housing and shopping malls. A Childhood of Freedom

Growing up in the 1950s and early '60s meant a life lived largely outdoors.

It began just nine months after World War II ended. In 1946, 3.4 million babies were born—a 20% jump from the year before. For nearly two decades, the "cry of the baby" was heard across the land, fueled by a booming postwar economy and a newfound confidence that families could support more children.