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The Family Timeline

Every generation's milestones, woven together decade by decade.

1950s2 events

  • Prices: Gas: $0.27 · Home: $11,000 · Stamp: 3¢
  • Music: Rock Around the Clock
  1. 1.Korean War (1950–1953)
  2. 2.NASA founded (1958)
  3. 3.Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

1970s3 events

  • Prices: Gas: $0.57 · Home: $30,000 · Stamp: 8¢
  • Music: Disco fever
  1. 1.Watergate
  2. 2.Vietnam War ends (1975)
  3. 3.First Earth Day (1970)

1980s2 events

  • Prices: Gas: $1.12 · Home: $68,000 · Stamp: 20¢
  • Music: MTV launches (1981)
  1. 1.Berlin Wall falls (1989)
  2. 2.Live Aid (1985)
  3. 3.Challenger disaster (1986)

1990s1 event

  • Prices: Gas: $1.15 · Home: $120,000 · Stamp: 29¢
  • Music: Grunge & hip-hop
  1. 1.The World Wide Web
  2. 2.Cold War ends (1991)
  3. 3.Gulf War (1991)

2000s2 events

  • Prices: Gas: $2.10 · Home: $200,000 · Stamp: 34¢
  • Music: iPod era
  1. 1.9/11 (2001)
  2. 2.Great Recession (2008)
  3. 3.Iraq War (2003)

2010s5 events

  • Prices: Gas: $2.90 · Home: $290,000 · Stamp: 45¢
  • Music: Streaming takes over
  1. 1.Same-sex marriage legalized (2015)
  2. 2.Social media everywhere
  3. 3.Arab Spring (2011)

2020s5 events

  • Prices: Gas: $3.50 · Home: $400,000 · Stamp: 58¢
  • Music: TikTok hits
  1. 1.COVID-19 pandemic
  2. 2.AI goes mainstream
  3. 3.Vaccines rolled out (2021)