September 23rd, 1948.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on September 23rd, 1948.

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  More and more people are buying television sets.

  In the late 1940s and 1950s, more and more households were buying TV sets. In 1950, 20% of homes had a television set. By the end of the decade, that figure had risen to 90%.

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  Polio cases are high.

  Cases of Polio were particularly high during this period of time and outbreaks were common. In the United States, the disease peaked in 1952, with nearly 60,000 cases and 3,145 deaths. It wasn't until 1955 that a national immunization program started and cases began to drop.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 74 years, 6 months and 0 days have passed since September 23rd, 1948.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 39 of 1948.
• Leap Year: 1948 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: A person born on September 23rd, 1948 will be 74 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 23rd, 1948, will have the star sign Libra.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: September 23rd, 1948 falls under the Raven.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
• Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1948.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out September 23rd, 1954, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on September 23rd, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 1st, 1948.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 23rd, 1948 is close to June 16th, 1949.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 23rd, 1948.

• A total of 27,209 days have passed since this date.
• 3,887 weeks have passed.
• 2,350,861,200 seconds have passed since the September 23rd, 1948.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,742,671,400 times.
• Since September 23rd, 1948, the Earth has travelled approximately 1,213,044,379,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 391,810,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 202,174,063 steps. That's about 89,855 miles!
• Since this date, 28,210,334 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
• How many years ago was 1948?

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