1960S AMERICA: A DECADE OF CHANGE
THE JOURNEY OF A BOOMER
welcome to the journey of a boomer
For those of you who are new to the term 'baby boomer’, it describes anyone who was born between the years 1944-1964. They are referred to as the ‘baby boomer generation’, as a huge population boom occurred, after World War Two. There are still over 76 million boomers in the US today, currently between the ages of 56-76. This demographic experienced a societal and cultural shift during the 1960s, with boomers emerging as the first generation of ‘teenagers’.
ABOUT
Me
My name is Tara Krishan and I am a second-year history student, at Leeds Beckett University. I have created this website on the baby boomer generation, for a module named ‘Digital History’, which I took this year (2020). This module was about digitising history and focused on the different aspects of the 1960s in America, from the US involvement in the Vietnam War to the Space Race. I felt a website could incorporate all of the digital skills I have learnt whilst undertaking this module, which has quite possibly been one of my favourites so far!
Check out the video below which contrasts the way we live our life today, to the 60s.
TODAY VS THE 60S
Source: As/IS 'Your Life Today Vs The 60s' on Youtube
Click the button for more on the lifestyle of a boomer.
Check out some of the important events that the boomer generation experienced in America, during the 1960s.
BREAKING NEWS
Throughout what I have created, my hopes are that you are taken on a journey of what it was like to be a teenager in the 60s, during such a revolutionary period. If this is a topic you are studying, I hope the content I have written is useful. If you are just curious to find out more, I hope you enjoy immersing yourself in the life of a boomer, in 1960s America.
All research used on this website has been hyperlinked to the source. I have also linked so many other amazing resources here, if you want to continue your research on the boomer generation.