Curated category
20th century
- Baby boomersThe term baby boom refers to a noticeable increase in the birth rate that followed World War II. Newspaper reporter Sylvia F.
- Generation ZThe name Generation Z first appeared in print during the mid-1990s, yet its meaning shifted rapidly as the internet evolved.
- Space AgeOn the 20th of June 1944, a German V-2 rocket became the first manmade object to enter space. This brief flight occurred during World War II and remained…
- Retreat of glaciers since 1850Alaska's McCarty Glacier retreated about 10 kilometers in less than a century, and dense, diverse vegetation has become established on the slopes.