Season 1

The 1940s began with the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to an unprecedented third term.

In the 1950s, parents spurred the biggest story of the 20th century - the rise of the middle class; millions of Americans left the cities for the suburbs to own a home of their own.

For those born in the '60s, the decade opened with John F. Kennedy as the 35th President of the United States; Alan Shepard made the first U.S. space fight.

The 1970s spawned Generation X; their parents were Baby Boomers, part of the Me generation.

For those born in the '80s, their parents were the last wave of Baby Boomers; everyone embraced the future with the personal computer.