America’s Boomers
Boomers. They're part of the most significant demographic event in American history... a population explosion that rocked the nation between 1946 and 1964. They remember hula hoops, coonskin caps and have lived through a hurricane of social change.
Boomers. They're part of the most significant demographic event in American history... a population explosion that rocked the nation between 1946 and 1964. They remember hula hoops, coonskin caps and have lived through a hurricane of social change.
Woodstock
If ever there were a moment that stood for an entire generation, it was Woodstock. Three days of peace, love, music and mud. Nick and Bobbi Ercoline were never on stage but may be the most famous couple from the most famous rock concert of all time.
If ever there were a moment that stood for an entire generation, it was Woodstock. Three days of peace, love, music and mud. Nick and Bobbi Ercoline were never on stage but may be the most famous couple from the most famous rock concert of all time.
Vietnam
It was a war that divided a generation and gave birth to the modern conservatism. For every David Harris, the liberal anti-war activist who married Joan Baez, there was a Don Nicholas, a soldier plucked from the embassy rooftop during the fall of Saigon.
It was a war that divided a generation and gave birth to the modern conservatism. For every David Harris, the liberal anti-war activist who married Joan Baez, there was a Don Nicholas, a soldier plucked from the embassy rooftop during the fall of Saigon.
Civil Rights
The world listened as Dr. Martin Luther King shared his dream in the summer of 1963. But, as the civil rights movement gained momentum, a Birmingham church was bombed and 11-year-old Denise McNair became one of the first casualties of the struggle. Her senseless murder was a turning point in the movement.
The world listened as Dr. Martin Luther King shared his dream in the summer of 1963. But, as the civil rights movement gained momentum, a Birmingham church was bombed and 11-year-old Denise McNair became one of the first casualties of the struggle. Her senseless murder was a turning point in the movement.
Recession and Healthcare
The financial crisis. With stunned disbelief the boomer generation never saw it coming. They now face high unemployment, deflated 401-K’s and dashed dreams of retirement. All coupled with their next big nightmare --- concern over health care.
The financial crisis. With stunned disbelief the boomer generation never saw it coming. They now face high unemployment, deflated 401-K’s and dashed dreams of retirement. All coupled with their next big nightmare --- concern over health care.
Buying Binge
Boomers are consumers, and unlike their parents, have subsisted on a steady diet of debt. The boomers have an insatiable appetite for real estate --- turning the once-humble American home exemplified by Levittown, into the modern "McMansion."
Boomers are consumers, and unlike their parents, have subsisted on a steady diet of debt. The boomers have an insatiable appetite for real estate --- turning the once-humble American home exemplified by Levittown, into the modern "McMansion."
Hollywood
In a culture that disposes of celebrities just as easily as it creates them, there are few icons as enduring as Tom Hanks. Long before he conquered Hollywood, he was captivated by it – just another baby boomer growing up spellbound by a new and vivid kind of moviemaking.
In a culture that disposes of celebrities just as easily as it creates them, there are few icons as enduring as Tom Hanks. Long before he conquered Hollywood, he was captivated by it – just another baby boomer growing up spellbound by a new and vivid kind of moviemaking.
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