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[puttypiesmom]

Which Generation are You?

Generation Name	Births Start	Births End	Youngest Age Today*	Oldest Age Today*
The Lost Generation The Generation of 1914	1890	1915	103	128
The Interbellum Generation	1901	1913	105	117
The Greatest Generation	1910	1924	94	108
The Silent Generation	1925	1945	73	93
Baby Boomer Generation	1946	1964	54	72
Generation X (Baby Bust)	1965	1979	39	53
Xennials	1975	1985	33	43
Millennials Generation Y, Gen Next	1980	1994	24	38
iGen / Gen Z	1995	2012	6	23
Gen Alpha	2013	2025	1	5

(*age if still alive today)

[puttypiesmom]

I was googling why the era from 1925 to 1945 was called The Silent Generation and landed on a page from study dot com (wasn't sure if we could put links into our posts) and after reading a couple sentences was "told" I must create an account to read more.

Does anyone belong to study dot com?

It requres payment but seems to be a repository of a wealth of information.  

It asks if you are a teacher or a student.

[Peaches McPhee]

There's somebody alive who is 128 and 117?  I can believe 108 though.

Thanks for the interesting post.

[puttypiesmom]

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@Peaches McPhee wrote:

There's somebody alive who is 128 and 117?  I can believe 108 though.

Thanks for the interesting post.

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The * states that would be the age if still alive. 

[ALRATIBA]

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@Peaches McPhee wrote:

There's somebody alive who is 128 and 117?  I can believe 108 though.

Thanks for the interesting post.

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@Peaches McPhee

Apparently there are quite a few people in that age range.  There was a recent report that in some localities - they voted in the recent primaries!

[Imaoldhippie]

My generation,( The Silent Generation) was told children should be seen and not heard.  

[RoughDraft]

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@puttypiesmom wrote:

I was googling why the era from 1925 to 1945 was called The Silent Generation and landed on a page from study dot com (wasn't sure if we could put links into our posts) and after reading a couple sentences was "told" I must create an account to read more.

Does anyone belong to study dot com?

It requres payment but seems to be a repository of a wealth of information.  

It asks if you are a teacher or a student.

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I don't belong to the study, but did find a video on Youtube wherein a panel discusses the Silent Generation."  Very interesting and possibly mis-named.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_owfM7CiCA

[sunshine45]

it seems like the "silent generation" were considered pacifists instead of activists. it seems like they wanted to generally wanted to work and be left alone. they were scared to speak out about anything.

[chrystaltree]

I'm still a Baby Boomer.  

[OKPrincess]

Interesting. 

My parents were the silent generation and us four kids are from the baby boomer generation.