

1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Clea was born in 1977, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
The biggest hits of 1977
#1 Movie
Star Wars
Best Picture
Annie Hall
#1 TV Show
Happy Days
The world at every milestone
Star Wars premieres; Elvis dies
Michael Jackson releases Thriller
Hubble Space Telescope launched; Germany reunifies
European Union officially established
Oklahoma City bombing; Windows 95 released
Google founded; Clinton impeachment
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
“I'm drawn to characters who are a little bit broken.”