People love to complain about Baby Boomers hogging our nation's leadership positions, but Gen X is even more responsible for running this country.
They've been at it for a long time, too, coming of age in the 1980s and getting after it straight away.
Here are 20 photos of Gen X running things back in their heyday, the 1980s.
1
Pamela Anderson
Posing with an early ad of hers, 1985.
2
House Party
Teens in the 1980s.
3
Playing Gameboy
A high schooler in the ‘80s.
4
Steve Perry
“Journey” front man with his girlfriend Sherrie Swafford, 1980s.
5
“My Mom”
“Taken by my dad in 1983.”
6
“Me in All My Glory”
“22 years old in 1983.”
7
Boomboxes
A 1980s parking lot sale.
8
Watching MTV
Peak entertainment in the 1980s.
9
College Punks
Looking rebellious in the 1980s.
10
BMX
Riding Portland Naval Base in the 1980s.
11
Packing Up the Car
A woman in the 1980s.
12
Yard Party
Cookout in the 1980s.
13
Basement Party
Young partiers in the 1980s.
14
Music in the ‘80s
Getting the record out.
15
Chill Canoeing
Seattle, Washington, 1980.
16
Kurt Cobain
With his girlfriend Tracey, 1980s.
17
Playing Guitar
Amateur music in the ‘80s.
18
Spring Breakers
Palm Springs, California, 1986.
19
1980s Couple
Arkansas in the summer.
20
A 1980s Couple
Sporting big hair.
