The "9/11 Generation." I suspect 9/11 was a much more definitive moment for a lot of young people than most realize.
Probably the moment that stands out to me most in my childhood is sitting in my 2nd grade classroom, and a teacher came in and told mine that JFK was killed. My teacher sat down and started to cry at her desk.
Major world events have a drastic effect on young ones, because they affect the way they foreverafter look at life.