The years between 1948 and 1968 witnessed significant events; some life-shattering. The Korean War, Hurricane Hazel, Vietnam, the Avro Arrow, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Bobby, and John F. Kennedy all shaped an era: smartphones, laptops, tablets, flat-screen
TVs did not exist. However, the impact of television on our home lives and our conversations was dynamic.
Music and movies
informed how we dressed; what we talked about and the games we played. There is
a movie Avalon, which I will return to in the chapter on television, that sums
up how family life could have changed.
TV Trays and dinners
became common. Our Friday or Saturday night dinners shifted from the dining
room to the living room where we watched TV while we ate.
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