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Between the end of World War II and 1964, 78 million baby boomers were born and now are part of the "Boomers" generation. They far outnumbered their predecessors, for the birth rate was low during the [[Great Depression]] years of the 1930s. They have been retiring in large numbers and greatly imcreasing the number of people in retirement and receiving Social Security.
Between the end of World War II and 1964, 78 million baby boomers were born and now are part of the "Boomers" generation. They far outnumbered their predecessors, for the birth rate was low during the [[Great Depression]] years of the 1930s. They have been retiring in large numbers and greatly imcreasing the number of people in retirement and receiving Social Security.
[[Image:Babyboom.jpg|thumb|300px|St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, 1941]]
The boomers are much better educated and have higher incomes than previous generations of Americans.
The boomers are much better educated and have higher incomes than previous generations of Americans.