The answer is: The growth of suburbs and the increased affordability of cars
After the events of World War II, many of the manufacturing industries switched from manufacturing war vehicles and items to manufacturing more consumer-based goods. This coupled with the automotive industry boom in the 50's and the production of affordable cars caused a widespread "car culture" all around the country.
Bourbon Democrat was a term used in the United States in the later 19th century (1872–1904) to refer to members of the Democratic Party, usually Southern, who were ideologically aligned with conservatism or classical liberalism, especially those who supported presidential candidates Charles O'Conor in 1872, Samuel J. Tilden in 1876, President Grover Cleveland in 1884–1888/1892–1896, and Alton B. Parker in 1904.
After 1904, the Bourbons faded away. Southerner Woodrow Wilson, made a deal in 1912 with the leading opponent of the Bourbons, William Jennings Bryan; Bryan endorsed Wilson for the Democratic nomination and Wilson named Bryan Secretary of State. Bourbon Democrats were promoters of a form of laissez-faire capitalism which included opposition to the high-tariff protectionism that the Republicans were then advocating as well as fiscal discipline.
When the French gave up their North American territories, the Americans no longer needed the protection of British troops. www.yahooanswers.com
Napoleon crowned emperor. In Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Napoleon I, the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII handed Napoleon the crown that the 35-year-old conqueror of Europe placed on his own head
