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**Baby boom** - Young males returning to the United States, Canada, and Australia following tours of duty overseas during World War II began families, which brought about a significant number of new children into the world. This dramatic increase in the number of births from 1946 to 1964 (1947 to 1966 in Canada and 1946-1961 in Australia) is called the Baby Boom.

**White flight -** The move of native-born white city-dwellers to the suburbs to escape the influx of immigrants or migrants

**Sunbelt -** The southern US from California to Florida, noted for resort areas and for the movement of businesses and population into these states from the colder northern states

**Alan Freed -** Alan Freed, was a DJ in the 1950's who is often credited for coining the phrase "Rock n' Roll".He helped bridge the gap of segregation among young teenage Americans, presenting music by African-American artists (rather than cover versions by white artists) on his radio program, and arranging live concerts attended by racially mixed audiences.

**Elvis Presley -** Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. In 1954, Elvis began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation. With a sound and style that uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred and challenged the social and racial barriers of the time, he ushered in a whole new era of American music and popular culture.

**American Bandstand -** An American musical variety show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989, hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer. The show featured teenagers dancing to Top 40-type music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical act—over the decades, running the gamut from Jerry Lee Lewis to Run DMC—would usually appear in-person to lip-sync one of their latest singles. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon holds the record for most appearances at 110.

**Norman Vincent Peale** - (May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was a minister and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of "positive thinking".

**James Dean -** (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) James Dean was an American film actor who became well noted for his leading roles in "Rebel Without A Cause", "East of Eden", and "Giant". However, were his only performances because at the age of 24 he died a premature death in a car crash that solidified his legendary status. Dean was the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Dean the 18th best male movie star on their AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list.

**Marilyn Monroe-** Born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June first in 1926, and baptized Norma Jeane Baker, Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, and model. Spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began her modeling career which eventually led to a film contract in 1946. While her early film roles were minor, she was noted for her appearances in "The Asphalt Jungle" and "All About Eve". The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a "probable suicide", the possibility of an accidental overdose, as well as the possibility of homicide, have not been ruled out. In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute.