{"id":48095,"date":"2016-12-15T09:54:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T14:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2016\/12\/15\/americans-name-the-top-historic-events-of-their-lifetimes\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T14:14:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T18:14:33","slug":"americans-name-the-top-historic-events-of-their-lifetimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2016\/12\/15\/americans-name-the-top-historic-events-of-their-lifetimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans Name the Top Historic Events of Their Lifetimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 aria-level=\"1\" data-post-type=\"post\" style=\"font-size:clamp(28.836px, 1.802rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.405), 50px);line-height:1.1;padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:0px\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Americans Name the Top Historic Events of Their Lifetimes<\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date has-small-label-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2016-12-15T09:54:43-05:00\">December 15, 2016<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you had to look back and name the 10 historic events that had the biggest influence on the&nbsp;country during your lifetime, what would you say? That was the question posed in a recent Pew Research Center <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2016\/12\/15\/americans-name-the-10-most-significant-historic-events-of-their-lifetimes\/\">survey<\/a>, conducted in association with A+E Networks&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/\">HISTORY<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2016\/12\/15\/americans-name-the-10-most-significant-historic-events-of-their-lifetimes\/\">survey<\/a>, conducted&nbsp;June 16 to July 4, 2016, asked everyone from&nbsp;Millennials to members of the Greatest Generation to list the&nbsp;events that most profoundly affected America. Looking at history through the prism of their vastly different lifespans produced a range of responses. There also are differences in views across racial and ethnic groups, with the election of Barack Obama and the civil rights movement featuring particularly prominently in the lives of black Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-chapter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f7f6f4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f7f6f4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PP_16.12.19_HistoricEvents_lede_wide.png?resize=480,214 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PP_16.12.19_HistoricEvents_lede_wide.png?resize=782,348 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PP_16.12.19_HistoricEvents_lede_wide.png?resize=960,427 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PP_16.12.19_HistoricEvents_lede_wide.png?resize=1200,534 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PP_16.12.19_HistoricEvents_lede_wide.png?resize=1564,696 1564w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PP_16.12.19_HistoricEvents_lede_wide.png?resize=1600,712 1600w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PP_16.12.19_HistoricEvents_lede_wide.png?resize=2120,944 2120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"405\" width=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PP_16.12.19_HistoricEvents_lede_wide.png?w=910\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190194 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-label-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5ef71e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Tech Revolution: includes responses that mention \u201ccomputers,\u201d \u201cinternet,\u201d \u201ccell phone,\u201d \u201csmartphone,\u201d or \u201csocial media.\u201d While there is no defined date for this ongoing trend, it is represented here by 1975, the advent of the personal computer.<br>** Gay marriage: While the fight for gay marriage spans decades, it is represented here by 2015, when the Supreme Court ruled gay marriage was lawful throughout the country.<br>Note: Respondents could choose multiple answers, figures do not add to 100.\u00a0<br>Source: Survey conducted June 16-July 15, 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-most-cited-events\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">The Most-Cited Events<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ranked by percentage of overall responses. Due to ties, 11 events appear on this list.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"sept-11\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Sept. 11<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061228 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22160458\/1-Nine-Eleven.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20061228\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Robert Giroux\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans unanimously agree that the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were a hugely influential historical event. Indeed, three-quarters (76%) of U.S. adults list the event as one of the 10 most important of their lifetimes. It&#8217;s also the only event on the top 10 list to be mentioned by a majority of participants across all demographic groups. While Sept. 11 is the most frequently named event in all generations, Millennials and Gen Xers are particularly likely to name the terrorist attack, at 86% and 79%, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"obama-election-presidency\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Obama election\/presidency<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061228 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22160530\/2-Obama.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc\/Corbis via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20061229\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The election and presidency of Barack Obama, the country&#8217;s first black president, is the second most common response, cited by 40% of Americans overall. Along with Sept. 11, it is also the most-cited historical event (62%) among blacks, who are much more likely than whites (36%) to name Obama\u2019s presidency as historically important. Millennials also are particularly likely to name the Obama election and presidency \u2013 47% do so, more than any other generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"the-tech-revolution\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">The tech revolution<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061230 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22160601\/3-Tech-Revolution.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Louis Liotta\/New York Post Archives \/ (c) NYP Holdings, Inc. via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20061230\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Louis Liotta\/New York Post Archives \/ (c) NYP Holdings, Inc. via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About one-in-five (22%) participants list some aspect of technological advance as one of the most influential events of their lives. This includes changes ushered in by the internet and social media, cellphones (and smartphones) and innovations in computer and digital technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;tech revolution is especially likely to be named by older generations, for whom these products are particularly notable. About a quarter (26%) of Baby Boomers name the tech revolution in the top 10, along with 27% of those in the&nbsp;Silent Generation.&nbsp; Millennials (18%) and those in Generation X (20%) are somewhat less likely to name the tech revolution, likely because they are more accustomed to these tech advances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"jfk-assassination\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">JFK assassination<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061231 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22160632\/4-JFK.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Keystone-France\/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20061231\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Keystone-France\/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President John F. Kennedy&#8217;s assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, is named by 21% of Americans. Notably, it is named by 45% of Baby Boomers and 41% of the Silent and Greatest generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"vietnam-war\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Vietnam War<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061232 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22160705\/5-Vietnam-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20061232\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vietnam War (1954-1975), noted by 20% of Americans, was another event that particularly resonated with older generations. Fully 41% of Baby Boomers and 37% of those in the Silent and Greatest generations list the war in their top 10. It did not make the top 10 list for those in Generation X, a significant portion of whom were children during the war years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"moon-landing\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Moon landing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061234 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22160807\/6-Moon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20061234\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;barrier-breaking Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 ranks&nbsp;highest among Baby Boomers (35%), followed by 29% of those in the Silent and Greatest generations. The momentous event does not register significantly with those in Generation X, most of whom were not alive when Neil Armstrong took \u201cone small step\u201d onto the moon\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"iraq-afghanistan-wars\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Iraq\/Afghanistan wars<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061233 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22160736\/6-Iraq.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Mirrorpix\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20061233\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Mirrorpix\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mentions of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were analyzed together; overall 17% of Americans rank them in their top 10. The wars are named most frequently by the youngest generations, topped by about one-quarter (24%) of Millennials. They rank lower on the list for both Baby Boomers (11%) and those in the Silent and Greatest generations (14%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"berlin-wall-falls-end-of-cold-war\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Berlin Wall falls\/end of Cold War<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061235 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22160838\/8-Berlin-Wall.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Tom Stoddart\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20061235\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Tom Stoddart\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s and 1990s is cited by 13% of Americans, although Gen Xers (21%) cite it more frequently. It fails to register in the top 10 with Millennials, despite the fact that some in this generation were born as early as 1980. Among those in the Silent and Greatest generations, it is supplanted in the top 10 by other events, including World War II and the Korean War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"gay-marriage\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Gay marriage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061236 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22160909\/9-Gay-Marriage.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20061236\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The policy debate surrounding gay marriage gathered momentum in the last decade, culminating with the Supreme Court\u2019s decision last year to legalize same-sex unions.&nbsp; This topic had a strong impact on&nbsp;Millennials, with 19% choosing it as one of the top 10 events in their lifetimes. That&#8217;s about twice the share of those in Generation X (10%) \u2013 the only other age group to name gay marriage issues in its top 10. Overall, gay marriage topics were mentioned by 11% of Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"orlando-pulse-shooting\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Orlando\/Pulse shooting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061240 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22161500\/10-Orlando1.jpg\" alt=\" (Photo by Brendan Smialowski\/AFP\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20061240\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Brendan Smialowski\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This survey was conducted from June 16 to July 4, 2016, just days after the deadly shooting inside Orlando\u2019s Pulse nightclub. Perhaps in part as a result of the event\u2019s immediacy, as well as its prominence as the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, one-in-ten respondents named this as one of their top 10 events. This includes 17% of all Millennials and 9% of Gen Xers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-h-two-font-size\" id=\"gulf-war\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Gulf War<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized wp-photo wp-image-20061239 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/11\/22161429\/10-Gulf-War.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Peter Turnley\/Corbis\/VCG via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-20061239\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Peter Turnley\/Corbis\/VCG via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gulf War wraps up the list of top &nbsp;events, with 10% of Americans naming the conflict. It owes its spot on the list in large part to the share of Generation Xers (15%) who named it as one of the most significant events in their lifetimes. In fact, Generation X is the only generation to name the Gulf War as one of its top 10 lifetime events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2016\/12\/15\/americans-name-the-10-most-significant-historic-events-of-their-lifetimes\">see the full report<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pew Research Center survey, conducted in association with A+E Networks&#8217; HISTORY, asked everyone from Millennials to members of the Greatest Generation to list the events that most profoundly affected 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