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The Silent Generation

 

Born between: 1900 - 1945 (65 years old +)

The Silent Generation is actually a combination of two generations, the Veterans (1901-1924) and the Silent Generation (1925 - 1942).  They are also called Seniors, Matures, and Traditionalists.

The Silent Generation Inventions 

1922 - Blender

1922-26 Sound motion pictures

1937 Nylon

1939 Atomic Bomb

1942 Xerography

The Silent Generation Events 

1929 - Great Depression

1939-1945 World War II

1944 - D-Day in Normandy

The Silent Generation Trivia 

1922 - Canadian National Railway formed

1925 - Newfoundland women receive the vote

1927 - Charles Lindbergh first Transatlantic flight

1928 - Amelia Earhart first woman to fly the Atlantic

1930 - Cairine Wilson first woman senator in Canada

1936 - Monopoly created

1941 - Pearl Harbour

The Silent Generation Best Pictures on Amazon 

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

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Gone with the Wind

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How Green Was My Valley (1941)

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Casablanca (1942) (Spec)

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Well, I am at the far end of the group, born 1945. It has been an interesting trip so far. Nice lens. Stop by a visit my "Our Next Generation". Thanks.

Posted May 26, 2008

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