What America looked like the decade you were born
Jacqui Agate
29 January 2021
The America of yesteryear
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1940s: America reaches new heights
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1940s: a country at war
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1940s: beacons of knowledge
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1940s: the Big Apple before
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1940s: the Big Apple before
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1940s: natural wonders
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1950s: a post-war boom
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1950s: America on track
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1950s: streetcars in San Francisco
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1950s: bright lights in Sin City
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1950s: Golden Arches
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1950s: Disney dreams
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1960s: swinging Sixties
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1960s: Freedom Riders
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1960s: Summer of Love
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1960s: the Gateway Arch
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1960s: Seattle's changing skyline
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1960s: America on the road
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1970s: more Disney magic
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1970s: demonstrations in DC
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1970s: changes in the Big Apple
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1980s: more Floridian theme parks
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1980s: DC gets a brand new monument
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1990s: timeless beach scenes
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1990s: a new Las Vegas landmark
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2000s: a new millennium
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2000s: the aftermath of 9/11
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2010s: Hogwarts comes to America
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2010s: Black Lives Matter
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2020s: deserted streets
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2020s: cleaner cities
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