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Explore the events, people, movements, inventions, and defining moments that shaped Generation X. From the 1960s and 1970s through the Cold War, Reagan era, fall of the Berlin Wall, technology revolution, and beyond, we revisit the history Gen X witnessed—and how it shaped who we are today.

Explore the people, ideas, trends, and cultural changes that shaped Generation X—and continue to influence us today. From family, work, relationships, and social norms to politics, media, faith, and changing American life, we examine where Gen X has been, where we are now, and where we're headed.

News and current events through a Gen X lens. Explore the stories, cultural shifts, politics, technology, economics, and world events affecting Generation X today—and what they mean for our future.

Remember the things that made growing up Gen X unforgettable. From Saturday morning cartoons, arcades, malls, mixtapes, toys, and BMX bikes to family road trips, school days, and life before the internet, rediscover the everyday experiences that defined a generation.

What was it really like growing up Generation X? From latchkey afternoons, neighborhood bike rides, school lunches, Saturday morning cartoons, and summers that seemed to last forever to first jobs, first cars, friendships, family life, and coming of age before smartphones and social media, we revisit the experiences that made Gen X who we are.

The soundtrack of Generation X. From the late 1960s through the 1990s, explore the rock, disco, punk, new wave, metal, pop, grunge, alternative, and hip-hop that shaped our generation. Revisit legendary artists, albums, concerts, MTV, radio, record stores, mixtapes, and the songs that became the soundtrack of our lives.