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Senior boom begins amid economic bust – Jan. 1, 1946, the beginning of the Baby Boom

New Year’s Eve, 1945: Anna Nachreiner of Buffalo is about to give birth. But when, exactly? Her husband, Al, wants a ’45 tax deduction; Anna wants the first New Year’s baby.

Mom got her wish when little Al was born one second after midnight. That earned him a story in the paper, got Mom a bouquet of flowers from the mayor — and kicked off an unexpected, unprecedented 19-year population explosion that changed America.

The Nachreiners didn’t know that the Census Bureau one day would declare Jan. 1, 1946, the beginning of the Baby Boom, which reversed a long decline in the American birth rate and became what historian Steven Gillon calls "the single greatest demographic event in U.S. history."

By Rick Hampson, USA TODAY

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-11-14-baby-boomers-turn-65_N.htm

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