Daily world quote & weekend word origin
Sunday, 15. April 2007, 00:37:25
Today is Apr 14, 2007.
Halcyon days. -King Henry VI. Part I. Act i. Sc. 2.
~William Shakespeare~
Generation X: Demographers refer to the generation born after the so-called baby boomers (who were born between 1946 and 1960) as "Generation X," with the X coming from the mathematical term menaing "not yet defined." The term dates to the earl 1950s and was first used to describe those born in the boom, not those born between 1961 and 1978, as it is now used.
Halcyon days. -King Henry VI. Part I. Act i. Sc. 2.
~William Shakespeare~
Generation X: Demographers refer to the generation born after the so-called baby boomers (who were born between 1946 and 1960) as "Generation X," with the X coming from the mathematical term menaing "not yet defined." The term dates to the earl 1950s and was first used to describe those born in the boom, not those born between 1961 and 1978, as it is now used.
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