The Americans came of age during prohibition.\n\nThey were mid-life (for most of us) during WWII.\n\nThey saw the rise of radio, then TV, then the internet.\n\nThey went from riding in horse drawn carriages as kids to watching men walk on the moon.\n\nTheir lives encompassed the entire lifespans of millions of others who were not so fortunate.\n\nThey also watch as their friends and family died while they lived on.\n\nIt's a wonderful life.