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    Baby Boomer: The generation is often defined as people born from 1946 to 1964 during the mid-20th century baby boom. 1962 the birth control pills came. The Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive in 1960. Within 2 years of its initial distribution, 1.2 million American women were using the birth control pill, or the “pill,” as it is popularly known. This was the end of the baby boom.

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      Similar baby booms happened in other parts of the world, though the exact dates differ.
      So somebody on the internet referring to boomers might mean people born in the late 60s as well.