1964: Baby boom

The U.S. Census Bureau defines baby boomers as those born between 1946 and 1964. (Chart from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; red lines indicate boom years.)

* National Association of Baby Boomers: @

* California Booming (San Diego State University): @

* Boomer Cafe: @

* Boomer Project: @

* "Boomer Statistics" (from Baby Boomer Headquarters): @

* "Postwar 'Baby Boom' Travels Through Adulthood" (Associated Press, 1977; note that this story defines the boom years as 1946-1961): @

* "Don't Trust Anyone Over Thirty" (Howard Smead, 2000): @

* "Boomer Nation" (Steve Gillon, 2004): @ 

* "Baby Boom: People and Perspectives" (2010): @ 

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