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  2. Economic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Population growth was responsible for over three-quarters of the economic growth of the British American colonies. The free white population had the highest standard of living in the world. [5] [6] There was very little change in productivity and little in the way of introduction of new goods and services.

  3. Timeline of the history of the United States (1950–1969)

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    1950 – NBC airs Broadway Open House a late-night comedy, variety, talk show through 1951. Hosted by Morey Amsterdam and Jerry Lester and Dagmar, it serves as the prototype for The Tonight Show; 1950 – Failed assassination attempt by two Puerto Rican nationals on President Harry S. Truman while he was living at Blair House.

  4. Portal:1950s - Wikipedia

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    The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the "Fifties" or the "' 50s") (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its recovery from World War II , aided by the post-World War II economic expansion .

  5. History of the United States (1945–1964) - Wikipedia

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    American money and manufactured goods flooded into Europe, South Korea, and Japan and helped in their reconstruction. US manufacturing dominance would be almost unchallenged for a quarter-century after 1945. The American economy grew dramatically in the post-war period, expanding at a rate of 3.5% per year between 1945 and 1970.

  6. Post–World War II economic expansion - Wikipedia

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    In early 1950s, the Soviet Union, having reconstructed the ruins left by the war, experienced a decade of prosperous, undisturbed, and rapid economic growth, with significant and remarkable technological achievements most notably the first earth satellite. The nation made it to the top 15 countries with highest GDP per capita in the mid-1950s.

  7. 1950s - Wikipedia

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    An American family watching television together in 1958. The 1950s are known as the Golden Age of Television by some people. Sales of TV sets rose tremendously in the 1950s and by 1950 4.4 million families in America had a television set. Americans devoted most of their free time to watching television broadcasts.

  8. During Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, he noted that the “incredible period” of growth for the U.S. economy is coming to an end, reported Max Reyes and Bloomberg for Fortune — and ...

  9. List of economic expansions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    What growth occurred was unevenly distributed; roughly half of GDP growth from 2009 to 2015 went to the top 1% of households. [16] Unlike every previous post-war expansion, GDP growth remained under 3% for every calendar year. [17] Global growth would peak in 2017, resulting in a major synchronized slowdown that started in 2018.

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