1959, the Year in Review: Air Conditioning

A record year with sales of 1,950,000 home and commercial units.

A commercial for a room air-conditioner from earlier in the decade.


Dinah Shore, neighbor of Bing Crosby, coos over her central air.



Related articles:
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Timeline.  
Brief History:  Air Conditioning.  (TIME, 7/12/2010)
A Brief History of Air Conditioning.  (Popular Mechanics, 7/16/2012)A History of Air Conditioning From ancient mountains of snow to the window units of today.  (Slate, 7/15/2013)