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Oct 20, 2025

3 min

Did the retirement age used to be 55? Unpacking Retirement Age History

While the full retirement age for Social Security was set at 65 in 1935, certain legacy pension systems for federal employees did allow retirement at 55. {Link: Congress.gov https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R44670}

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Oct 20, 2025

4 min

Explainer: What was the retirement age in 1934?

In 1934, there was no universal, federally mandated retirement age. The concept of a standard retirement age was still largely undefined for most of the American population, which was deep in the throes of the Great Depression and faced a volatile economic landscape.

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Oct 18, 2025

3 min

What was the retirement age in 1920? A look back at senior care and history

With a U.S. life expectancy around 54 years in 1920, the concept of a fixed retirement age was largely absent for the majority of the population. This raises the question, **what was the retirement age in 1920?**

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