Tennis Shoes came in different sizes, not brands. We wore Keds.
1948 - Johnson & Johnson invented disposable diapers and in 1961 Pampers hit the shelves. My mother used cloth diapers and labored to keep them bleached and clean.
1952 – Polio reached epidemic proportions when 62,000 children were infected. In 1955 widespread vaccinations began and by 1979, polio was eliminated across the country. I remember taking the vaccine which was applied to a sugar cube.
1955 - The
microwave was invented, but I was not introduced to it until 1973. A neighbor
at our Lake Kemp cabin had purchased one and invited us to his place where he
demonstrated cooking a baked potato.
1957 - Birth
control pill, which explains why Mother always told me that I was a surprise,
but the best surprise she ever received.
1958 - Jet airliner,
the first airplane to carry passengers. It was well into the 70s that I ever
took my first airplane flight.
1959 - Float
glass, before that glass panes were wavy
1962 - Communications
satellite, Pres. Kennedy was the first to broadcast live across the Atlantic.
1973 - cell
phone which was clunky and very large. Paula asked Daddy for one at Christmas
probably in 1980 and I'm not sure how efficient it was.
