Top 10 Generations That Changed the World
VOICE OVER: Tom Aglio
WRITTEN BY: George Pacheco
From Renaissance thinkers to digital natives, some generations have truly changed the course of history. Join us as we explore the most influential generational cohorts whose innovations, ideals, and actions reshaped our world. Which generation do you think made the biggest impact on society as we know it today? Our countdown includes the tech-savvy Millennials, the revolutionary Republican Generation, the resilient Greatest Generation, the artistic Baby Boomers, and the Renaissance-era Humanist Generation that gave us Michelangelo and Copernicus. Did you learn anything new about any generation that changed your preconceived notions?
- #10: Millennials
- #9: The Glorious Generation
- #8: Generation X
- #7: Baby Boomers
- #6: The Reprisal Generation
- #5: Republican Generation
- #4: Missionary Generation
- #3: The Gilded Generation
- #2: The Greatest Generation [aka The G.I. Generation]
- #1: The Humanist Generation
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