LizzieMaine
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For me, the Golden Age is from December 17, 1903 to July 20, 1969. Why those specific dates, the first is when Orville Wright first took to the air in a controlled heavier then air machine, the latter is when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Between those dates it was higher, faster and farther on an almost daily basses. After the moon landing, the good times went away and seemed to die, the record became farther and farther apart, the magic was gone!
The space program was the last real hurrah for the prewar/WWII generation as a major force in everyday life. I don't think it's coincidental that it's more or less died off with them.