Life for the Average Pennsylvanian The early 2000s saw the collapse of the dot.com boom, impacting the emerging tech sector, but the state soon diversified into other high-tech sectors. The War on Terror began in Pennsylvania with the attack in…
Life for the Average Pennsylvanian The 1990s in Pennsylvania represented a change from the traditional heavy industries of the past into an economy dominated by technology companies and startups. However, not everybody benefited from the changes. Those manufacturing companies that…
Life for the Average Pennsylvanian The 1980s were a mixed reality for a lot of people in Pennsylvania. While some people recovered economically, others faced lingering challenges from the 1970s. The last of the steel industry closed in the face…
Life for the Average Pennsylvanian The 1970s in Pennsylvania continued to be a decade of change. Some societal changes occurred in music and fashion, but most changes were in economic and environmental awareness. The decade began in a recession, which…
Life for the Average Pennsylvanian The 1960s were a time of change for the average Pennsylvanian. Many societal events were taking place both in the state and country and outside the country. This was the time of Civil Rights and…
Life for the Average Pennsylvanian The 1950s were a boom time for the average Pennsylvanian. While most of the rest of the world was recovering from World War II damage and the political effects, the United States was booming. Part…
The War Years (1940s) Life of the Average Pennsylvanian The beginning of the 1940s, saw a world still recovering from the Great Depression. However, this was about to change with World War II, which affected everybody including the Academy. The…
The Depression Years (1930s) Life for the Average Pennsylvanian During the 1930s, many factories and mines were closed or were operating at reduced capacity, which meant that many people did not have work or worked less. Major cities in the…
The Roaring 1920s The 1920s in Pennsylvania was a time of Jazz music, Prohibition, and a time of change in the scientific world coming out of the destruction of World War I. Pennsylvania, already a leader in industrial innovation, with…
An Idea is Born (December 1923) In December 1923, at the American Association of Academies of Science meeting in Cincinnati, OH, two botanists and an entomologist, got together and proposed to form a State Academy of Science in Pennsylvania. They…