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The 1940 Census: 72-Year-Old Secrets Revealed

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Nylon stockings became all the rage. Black fedoras were the “pure quill” — meaning the real deal. Bing Crosby crooned Only Forever on the console. And Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American actor ever to take home an Oscar.

Ah, 1940. Three score and 12 years ago, America was in a very different place — economically and culturally.

But on April 2, 2012, when the National Archives releases detailed data from the 1940 census, we will get an even keener idea of how much — or how little — this nation has really changed in the past 72 years. -

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    It’s really cool to go through census records and see how people lived. Depending on how far back you’re going, it could...
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    Oooh. My grandpa tells me it’s absolutely different…but I’m not entirely certain that I believe him.
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