I was feeling out of touch the other day while reading an article that used familiar terms like “Millennials“ and “Generation X” when I realized I really didn’t know the specific birth years that are often considered for including people in those groups.
I’ve always considered many of my friends and my kids as belonging to the Baby Boomer and Gen X generation, but when my husband asked me to help him understand the differences between Generation X and Generation Y, I decided I needed to go to the Web to find the answers. In doing so, I found an article that explained the difference between Gen X and Gen Y and also, (news to me), that my husband is part of the Greatest Generation.
Read on to see which celebrity coined that term and check your understanding as to when each of the 5 generations begin and end…
