Most Popular Names
Top boys name: Michael, Top girls name: Deborah
Mid-20th century U.S. naming trends with Mary, Linda, and Michael dominating
by Eugene O’Neill
Classic or influential work of mid-20th century literature
IBM 305 RAMAC introduces HDD
Mid-century breakthroughs shaping modern life
by Cecil B. DeMille
Mid-20th century influential or top-grossing film
Republican Party
Postwar prosperity, Interstate highways, Cold War tensions
by Elvis Presley
Pre-Hot 100 era; top-selling single of the year
Year-End Close
+2% from previous year
Postwar boom & 1960s expansion
Early prototypes of imaginative play figures