The Vietnam War and the controversy surrounding the draft, the Cold War and the red scare, the civil rights movement, Woodstock and counterculture, the moon landing, and the list goes on.

越南战争和征兵的争议、冷战和红色恐慌、非裔美国人民权运动、胡士托音乐节和反主流文化、登月等等，这些都是这一代人共同拥有的经验。