Today is…Baby Boomers Recognition Day
Baby Boomers Recognition Day is dedicated to baby boomers, the generation that was born between roughly the years of 1946 and 1964. There was an uptick in births during this time, which was spurred by an economic boom and a longing for a return to normalcy after the Great Depression and war. Early baby boomers came of age during the Summer of Love and Woodstock, and grappled with issues such as the Vietnam War during a time of great social change. In general, early baby boomers tended to be more liberal than later baby boomers, although many early baby boomers’ politics shifted towards the right in the 1980’s. To date, three United States Presidents have been baby boomers: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. Their varying ideologies demonstrate that the views of baby boomers are not monolithic. Rock & Roll and television were important parts of the lives of young baby boomers, and there was a belief while growing up that they were better off than those who came before them. Baby Boomers Recognition Day takes place on August 16 because that is one of the days that Woodstock took place in 1969. In fact, there are plans for a fifty year Woodstock reunion in 2019, which would be an apropos way to celebrate Baby Boomers Recognition Day.
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