The CIO's sit-down strikes put the worker at the bargaining table with corporate chieftains. Many wind up doing exactly that. Cadillac founder Henry LeLand invents interchangeable parts for mass production. Steel construction and reinforced concrete make skyscrapers possible. Disney popularizes talking animated cartoons.
Fluorescent lights enter the workplace.
Vinyl LP records, invented by Peter Goldmark, usher in a new era of pop music. RCA introduces color TV to American living rooms. Bonanza becomes first TV Western with brown horses instead of gray. Financial derivatives let treasurers, banks, and hedge funds bet on almost anything. Women everywhere start to leverage existing assets.