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This is, of course, our very own cycle. It is really a little early to give it a name but I am leaning towards a title that reflects both the political and technical strength of the United States since World War II. Let's call it the Global Power Cycle. Beginning with the birth of our version of the idealist generation, the Baby Boomers (approximately 1943), and continuing to this very day. As the boomers approached adulthood, the '60s became our spiritual event and even now the young civic generation (the oldest of which are approximately 17-18 yr. old), are gathering the strength of character from the adult boomers to take on the coming secular event due in approximately 2010 to 2020. Are there some millinials out there (born since 1982) to point the way?

Era of Superpower America - 1st Turning, High (1945-1965)

Cohorts: Boom Generation - Prophet, Idealist Type (1943-1960)
Donald Trump, Connie Chung, Bob Woodward, O. J. Simpson, Newt Gingrich, Bill Gates, Dan Quale, Al Gore, Oliver North, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christa McAuliffe, Caroline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Angela Davis, Jane Pauley, Rush Limbaugh, Peggy Fleming, Bobby Fisher, Rod Carew, Jim Palmer, Cal Ripken, Jr., Tom Seaver, George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard, Joe Frazier, "Magic" Johnson, Larry Bird, Julius Erving, John Elway, Johnny Bench, Greg Louganis, Mark Spitz, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Joe Namath, Reggie Jackson, John McEnroe, Chris Evert, Cathy Rigby, Nolan Ryan, Authur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, Oprah Winfrey, Patty Hearst, Oliver Stone, Joni Mitchell, Diana Ross, James Taylor, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, Stephen Stills, Cher, Sting, Janis Joplin, Billy Joel, Neill Young, Tom Berry, Jerry Seinfeld, Geraldo Rivera, David Letterman, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, "the other" Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Liza Minnelli, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Wesley Volkenant, Steve Wozniak, Steven Jobs, Sylvester Stallone, Meryl Streep, Tom Clancy, Stephen King. (Author's Sister)

Presidents: William Clinton, George W. Bush

Author's Descendents: none

All Generational Baseball Team: Tom Seaver, Johnny Bench, Eddie Murray, Joe Morgan, Cal Ripken Jr., Mike Schmidt, Rickey Henderson, Kirby Puckett, Tony Gwynn

American Timeline Events:

Foreign Contemporaries: Lech Walesa, Prince Charles, Itzhak Perlman, George Harrison, Lynn Redgrave, Keith Richards, Emma Thompson, Mick Jagger, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Julio Iglesias, Ben Kingsley, Rod Stewart, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, Uri Geller, Bjorn Borg, Martina Navratilova, Alexander Godunov, David Bowie, Elton John, Andrew Lloyd Webber,

Foreign Timeline Events:

Expanded Timeline

Boom Awakening Era - 2nd Turning, Awakening (1966-1980)

Cohorts: Thirteenth Generation (Generation X) - Nomad, Reactive Type (1961-1981)
George Stephanopoulos, Wayne Gretzky, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Dennis Rodman, Clyde Drexler, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Jeff Gordon, Mary Lou Retton, Shaquille O'Neal, Mia Hamm, Mike Tyson, Tiger Woods, Brett Favre, Allen Iverson, Andre Agassi, Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell, David Filo, Jerry Yang, Anna Kournikova, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Mark McGuire, Tom Cruise, Jodie Foster, Ralph Fiennes, Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt, Kurt Cobain, Ricky Martin, Dave Matthews, Leann Rimes, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Ice Cube, The Dixie Chicks, Britney Spears, Molly Ringwald, Jennifer Aniston, Anne Heche, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ben Affleck, Angelina Jolie, Edward Norton, John Cusack, Leonardo DiCaprio. Sara Michelle Gellar, Jim Carrey, Garth Brooks, Rosie O'Donnell, Renee Zellweger, Julia Roberts, Chris Rock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Barbara Walton, Jessica Bailey, Wendi Dunlap, Tim Moran, Joan Cole, John Markos O'Neill, (Author's Children)

Presidents: Barack Obama

Author's Descendents: Author's children

All Generational Baseball Team: Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza, Mark McGuire, Craig Biggio, Barry Larkin, Robin Ventura, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., Jose Canseco (This list is probably going to change because they haven't all hung up their gloves yet.)

American Timeline Events:

Foreign Contemporaries: Princess Diana, Nicole Kidman, Benicio Del Toro

Foreign Timeline Events: Iraqi President Hasan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein (1979).

Expanded Timeline

Information Revolution Era - 3rd Turning, Unraveling (1981-2000)

Cohorts: Millennial Generation - Hero, Civic Type - (1982-2000?)
The Olsen Twins, Labron James

Presidents:

Author's Descendents: Author's grandchildren

All Generational Baseball Team:

American Timeline Events:

Foreign Contemporaries:

Foreign Timeline Events:

Expanded Timeline

Coming Crisis (Powerdown Era?) - 4th Turning, Crisis (2001?-2222?)

Cohorts: Homeland? Generation - Artist, Adaptive Type
Coming Attractions, circa 2001.

Presidents:

Author's Descendents: Author's grandchildren

All Generational Baseball Team:

American Timeline Events:

Foreign Contemporaries:

Foreign Timeline Events:

Expanded Timeline

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For each historical era I show a list of notable Americans born to that generation and a pointer to the timeline of importantant events in American History that occured during that time. It is important to keep in mind that these are the events that shaped the early life of this generation.
A few important foreign cohorts and global events are also listed to provide a contextual backdrop for each era

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