Baby boomers have witnessed incredible changes over their lifetim and are also Americaโ€™s largest generation, with a peak of 79 million boomers in the U.S. in 1999. No wonder theyโ€™ve had a remarkable influence over the current culture.

From important events in the โ€™60s and โ€™70s to innovations in communication, technology and media, theyโ€™ve seen it all. To begin:

Tuning into โ€˜I Love Lucyโ€™

On air from 1951 to 1957, Lucille Ball won the hearts of viewers as Lucy Ricardo, a middle-class housewife always involved hilarious antics and charmingly sticky situations.

The sitcom aired from 1957 to 1960 with 13 one-hour specials, dubbed The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show, and later on as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, in reruns.

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