Prue DeAraugoWhat was it like to be a 40's child?
September 30th 2007 15:44
Remember when......?
There were few TV's, and no Computer games or the internet. Families sat around the radio, which still was a very new invention, and listened to latest news stories for entertainment.
World war two was playing out, and children had to wear identity labels and gas masks at all times. They also had to follow the rules of the blackout and not ever allow light to show outside.
The popular dance of the time was the jitterbug.
Betty Boop was rising in popularity, being the first female animated star.
The Kilroy cartoon began to appear wherever American soldiers had been.
The refridgerator was invented, but many families couldn't afford one and so continued to salt meat and hang it from hooks in the ceiling.
The Slinky toy was developed as was seventeen magazine.
With many men and women busy with the war effort, teenagers found it easy to find a job and for the first time, had money of their own to spend.
More negatively, with parents away there was also another development... the juvenile delinquent.
The forties was a hayday for movies, as the war office declared films good for morale.
One of the most famous films of the time, still as popular today, is Casablanca.
By the end of the war, there were still only around 5000 black and white tv sets.
There were few TV's, and no Computer games or the internet. Families sat around the radio, which still was a very new invention, and listened to latest news stories for entertainment.
World war two was playing out, and children had to wear identity labels and gas masks at all times. They also had to follow the rules of the blackout and not ever allow light to show outside.
The popular dance of the time was the jitterbug.
Betty Boop was rising in popularity, being the first female animated star.
The Kilroy cartoon began to appear wherever American soldiers had been.
The refridgerator was invented, but many families couldn't afford one and so continued to salt meat and hang it from hooks in the ceiling.
The Slinky toy was developed as was seventeen magazine.
With many men and women busy with the war effort, teenagers found it easy to find a job and for the first time, had money of their own to spend.
More negatively, with parents away there was also another development... the juvenile delinquent.
The forties was a hayday for movies, as the war office declared films good for morale.
One of the most famous films of the time, still as popular today, is Casablanca.
By the end of the war, there were still only around 5000 black and white tv sets.
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