That’s the headline for this week’s Special Double Issue of U.S. News and World Report magazine. The magazine goes on to say:

“Every decade, it seems, contains a single year that epitomizes its era. The Depression had 1933; the Sixties, 1968. In the Fifties, it was 1957, the year of the pill, Sputnik, Dr. Seuss, Little Rock, and more. Half a century later, U.S. News takes a look back.”

I find it interesting that U.S. News, an independent and objective news organization, saw fit to recognize that specific year. As their cover states,

The Pill – Sputnik – Dr. Seuss – Little Rock – The Edsel – and More

Having just celebrated my 50th birthday, they really didn’t have to make it a Special Double Issue but it was nice that they did. I’m quite certain that I don’t deserve cover credit but I guess the editors thought differently. I’ll have to open it up and see what they have to say. 🙂