What happened to the American men's fashion of wearing hats?

by Abide_Dude

My mother used to say that after JFK was inaugurated with no hat on, the American hat industry evaporated over night. Is there any truth to this? If there is- why? If not what lead to the decline in hat wearing among American men?

chocolatepot

Here is a previous question on the subject (with links to even more previous questions):

When did men wearing hats become so universal and when did it cease?