Alfred S. Bloomingdale

Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (died 1982)

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Born: April 15, 1916
Died: August 23, 1982
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1916

About Alfred S. Bloomingdale

Alfred Schiffer Bloomingdale was an American businessman who launched the credit card business Dine and Sign, was chairman of Diners Club, and became known as "father of the credit card." He was an heir to the Bloomingdale's department store fortune and the lover of murdered mistress Vicki Morgan. The courts awarded Morgan $200,000 after her death from Bloomingdale's estate. Although born to a Jewish family, Bloomingdale became a Catholic to marry Betsy, and later became a member of the Knights of Malta.

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The world when Alfred S. Bloomingdale was born

Alfred S. Bloomingdale was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
Notable inventionMilitary tanks
World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alfred S. Bloomingdale's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1916	2026
Population	99.6M	341 million

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