The Decades That Built America, The Decade You Were Born: The 1950's

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The 1940s began with the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to an unprecedented third term.

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In the 1950s, parents spurred the biggest story of the 20th century - the rise of the middle class.

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The decade opened with John F. Kennedy as the 35th President of the United States.

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The 1970s spawned Generation X; their parents were Baby Boomers, part of the Me generation.

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For those born in the '80s, their parents were the last wave of Baby Boomers.