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Breakdown of the Generations with the last 100 years

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Generations table The following table summarizes what you need to know about Western generations so you can track your own in time. Generation Births from Births until Coming of age The G.I. Generation – Greatest Generation 1900 1924 1918 - 1929 The Silent Generation – Lucky Few 1925 1945 1943 - 1962 The Baby Boom Generation – Baby Boomers 1946 1965 1963 - 1972 Generation X – Latchkey Kids 1966 1979 1988 - 1994 Generation Y – Millennials 1980 1994 2098 - 2006 Generation Z – Gen Next 1995 2016 2007 - 2020 Most of these primary generations still have a role in today’s market place, but the recent research has shown that Millennials have overtaken Baby Boomers as largest generation in the US. What generation am I? The  generation calculator  tool provides you with descriptions for all the established generations starting with 1900 and right until present: G.I. Generation (1900-1924) 442nd Nisei Regiment ■  Also known as the Greatest Generation, include

10 Jobs That No Longer Exist

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10. TELEPHONE OPERATOR Before the advent of computerized telephone dialing systems, making a phone call required a switchboard operator. Some of you may have even held this job at one point, so we won’t go into too much detail, but the switchboard operator would connect calls by inserting a phone plugs into corresponding, appropriate jacks. From Seattle Municipal Archives via Wiki Commons 9. GANDY DANCER Don’t let the name fool you; being a Gandy Dancer is a tough job! Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers. Before machines became capable of laying and maintaining railroad tracks, that work was done by hand. The term’s origins are unknown, but many think it comes from a “Gandy Shovel Company.” From Edward Hungerford via Wiki Commons 8. PINSETTERS Here’s one that we were surprised to learn about. Before Gottfried Schmidt invented the mechanical pinsetter in 1936, bowling alleys employed pinsetters. Yep, a pinsetter would set the bowlin