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2. Assassinations and V war.

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Mon Apr 10, 2023, 05:03 PM

Apr 2023

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What event defined your generation. [View all] Stinky The Clown Apr 2023 OP

The Beatles. Kennedy assassination. Vietnam. Watergate. NewHendoLib Apr 2023 #1

That's A Good List ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #28

What NewHendoLib said. Exactly! Plus. Greybnk48 Apr 2023 #41

I would add Woodstock to that. Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #68

The thing about Viet Nam Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #69

Yup. I was trying to decide between these, but you saved me. nt LAS14 Apr 2023 #92

Assassinations and V war. quaint Apr 2023 #2

Same here but I think I'd add Watergate and Civil Rights. wnylib Apr 2023 #27

Oh yes, and more. quaint Apr 2023 #34

Mot likely the 1973/1979 gas crises DBoon Apr 2023 #3

Purdue vs Ohio State in basketball ... I was 15 and a Purdue Cheerleader put her hands down to ... Botany Apr 2023 #4

It started with assignations, the Vietnam War and lisa58 Apr 2023 #5

For Gen Xers, arguably a lot of them. keep_left Apr 2023 #6

Yup! Spot on! Texasgal Apr 2023 #43

"though many Gen Xers were well into young adulthood by then" Polybius Apr 2023 #53

this is irrationally optimistic GenXer47 Apr 2023 #7

It is too hard to pick just one PatSeg Apr 2023 #8

Id have to say the music and philosophy of the so-called 60's counter culture crud Apr 2023 #9

The Vietnam War coming to an end and the Fall of Saigon, Watergate, the Gas Crisis with ArnoldLayne Apr 2023 #10

Assassinations opposite NASA, a few years of sweating getting drafted, end of the war, yonder Apr 2023 #11

The Vietnam War - beginning to end lamp_shade Apr 2023 #12

Vietnam War EYESORE 9001 Apr 2023 #13

I graduated HS in 1968 calguy Apr 2023 #19

More so for you than me EYESORE 9001 Apr 2023 #20

I'm happy for for you, and everyone else who wasn't trapped into the draft calguy Apr 2023 #32

Like you, I knew that I was going to be drafted, so upon graduation from HS, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2023 #63

My hat's off to you! calguy Apr 2023 #72

Women as well Celerity Apr 2023 #81

Oh, I couldn't agree more, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2023 #97

Ty for your attitude of initial respect, then the new people in your unit would prove or not to be.. electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #112

This message was self-deleted by its author pwb Apr 2023 #103

True, especially for you guys. So much happened. Lots of heartbreak. quaint Apr 2023 #33

Ty good article. I was 15 in 68, so yeah...Ouch! electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #109

Kennedy's assassination, the Vietnam War, & the moon landing. Plus, the Beatles. tblue37 Apr 2023 #14

What tblue37 said, plus Woodstock, and Haight/Ashbury "summer of love." Greybnk48 Apr 2023 #115

No one, it was a happening. :) But the civil rights movement and Vietnam. Hortensis Apr 2023 #15

John Lennon's assassination. maxsolomon Apr 2023 #16

My first year in college. Lunabell Apr 2023 #45

Woodstock calguy Apr 2023 #17

The surge forward in civil rights and women's rights and environmental awareness ... Hekate Apr 2023 #18

Viet Nam War...Eugene McCarthy!!! Mossfern Apr 2023 #21

Gen x here boston bean Apr 2023 #22

Aids gay texan Apr 2023 #23

Vietnam tavernier Apr 2023 #24

Well... WarGamer Apr 2023 #25

You might have not had the New Wave without Punk/CBGB's Original bands... electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #110

GenX: AIDS Coventina Apr 2023 #26

True. boston bean Apr 2023 #52

Late 60's early 70's. Hard to put a finger on it. lpbk2713 Apr 2023 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Polybius Apr 2023 #55

The article posted by quant post #33 was good mentioning the difference between ... electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #113

Apparently I'm the youngest to reply so far DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 2023 #30

What year were you born? Polybius Apr 2023 #58

1985 DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 2023 #62

That would be true for my kids, Millennials....9/11 Maeve Apr 2023 #65

Yeah, 9/11 for sure JonAndKatePlusABird Apr 2023 #74

I'm a few years older than you ITAL Apr 2023 #75

Baby boomer... VN War, Civil Rights, JFK, Woodstock keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #31

Yeah... same here B.See Apr 2023 #73

Nuke drills in school , Star Wars, Thriller (MJ) JackSabbath Apr 2023 #35

Yeah, I remember the nuke drills also, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2023 #64

Vietnam War Emile Apr 2023 #36

massive changes in the workforce. I was a 70s kid..by the time I started working BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 2023 #37

I started f/t work in after summer '74 though I'd had summer jobs post HS... electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #116

Vietnam 😔 nt Raine Apr 2023 #38

Kent State. OilemFirchen Apr 2023 #39

2 of my cousins were on campus that day. Boomerproud Apr 2023 #46

Woah! Terrifying. electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #111

the fear in my mom's demeanor when Reagan won 1980 The Wandering Harper Apr 2023 #40

9/11 sakabatou Apr 2023 #42

So much happened in the 60s. friend of a friend Apr 2023 #44

War on Iraq, September 11th Victor_c3 Apr 2023 #47

So many events in the 60's-70's. Lunabell Apr 2023 #48

Watergate, Iran hostage crisis treestar Apr 2023 #86

Ty for speaking about your original, and changed experiences.... electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #114

This message was self-deleted by its author Scottie Mom Apr 2023 #49

Vietnam. nt. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2023 #50

Earth Day, Watergate, Fall of Vietnam, Oil Shocks, Jonestown, Fall of The Shah . . . hatrack Apr 2023 #51

The video game crash of 1983 Polybius Apr 2023 #54

Fall of the USSR, fall of the Berlin Wall, the advent of the Internet. Jedi Guy Apr 2023 #56

I'm an old Gen Xer, a couple years from being a Boomer. Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #57

I know a few people around your age Polybius Apr 2023 #59

Oh, you whippersnapper! Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #60

There is a similar phenomenon with the youngest members of the Boomer generation. keep_left Apr 2023 #66

I think that makes sense. Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #76

Yes, I forgot about "Generation Jones", which I understand is the group of younger Boomers... keep_left Apr 2023 #79

I'm a few months difference in age from former Prez. Obama BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #85

I always thought that Doug Copeland coined the term with his book. Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #98

Except that book came out long after (1991) the punk movement in the UK. keep_left Apr 2023 #104

Not a single event. Ms. Toad Apr 2023 #61

That has ForgedCrank Apr 2023 #67

Bush v Gore to 9/11 to the Iraq War liberalmediaaddict Apr 2023 #70

1974-1975 and 1980-1982 recessions, fall of the USSR, 9/11 and then the Great Recession. roamer65 Apr 2023 #71

Hard to pick just one. Straw Man Apr 2023 #77

Mullets canetoad Apr 2023 #78

The most impactful events from 1996 to now, so far (I am a 1996-born Zillennial) Celerity Apr 2023 #80

9/11 vercetti2021 Apr 2023 #82

Woodstock. Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2023 #83

But how old does a person have to be for the thing that defines their generation? betsuni Apr 2023 #84

My bicycle, my dog, snow Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #87

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2023 #88

The Challenger Explosion Deep State Witch Apr 2023 #89

Assassinations of JFK and MLK started it. MineralMan Apr 2023 #90

9/11 NotVeryImportant Apr 2023 #91

The answers here may give a better look... LAS14 Apr 2023 #93

Probably 9/11 and the war on terror. Elessar Zappa Apr 2023 #94

Vietnam, Kennedy assassination, Watergate, murders of Bobby & King. nt allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #95

Viet Nam n/t 11 Bravo Apr 2023 #96

The election of Reagan in 1980 and the downward spiral that began JCMach1 Apr 2023 #99

Of course as Gen X, we don't count for anything, soooo JCMach1 Apr 2023 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author honest.abe Apr 2023 #101

Since you asked for a singular event and not several... llmart Apr 2023 #102

Thanks for honoring my intent. Stinky The Clown Apr 2023 #107

I'm a Ronald Reagan hater. hunter Apr 2023 #105

Woodstock, baby! bif Apr 2023 #106

9/11 iemanja Apr 2023 #108