As of 1950 fewer than 20% of homes had air conditioning, a dishwasher, or a microwave oven.

FORBES: Economic Growth, Not Income Redistribution, Is What Helps Us All

As of 1950 fewer than 20 percent of homes had air conditioning, a dishwasher, or a microwave oven.

FORBES: Economic Growth, Not Redistribution, Most Benefits The Poor, Working People, And The Middle Class

In the blast-oven heat that stifled much of the nation in recent days, the absence of air conditioning felt anguishing.

CNN: Heat wave lesson: We take comfort for granted