The Olympic flame and torch. The Olympic flame is one of the most visible symbols of the modern games, it is a tradition from ancient Greece. During the ancient Games, in Olympia, a sacred flame ignited by the sun burned continually on the altar of the goddess, Hera.
When does Generation X end and Generation Y start? I have heard people say Generation X ends with births around 1981 or 1982. What if you're born in 1983 or 1984? I always considered my little cousin Generation Y because he was raised on electronics like computers, playstation and MP3players. But I actually listened to the radio, played tapes and listened... show more I have heard people say Generation X ends with births around 1981 or 1982. What if you're born in 1983 or 1984? I always considered my little cousin Generation Y because he was raised on electronics like computers, playstation and MP3players. But I actually listened to the radio, played tapes and listened...  What if you're born in 1983 or 1984? I always considered my little cousin Generation Y because he was raised on electronics like computers, playstation and MP3players.
Generation X Ages. The age range for Generation X as of 2016 is 35 to 55 (my broadest definition). In 2011, the first Gen-Xer turned 50 years old and the youngest turned 30. We are currently the âsandwich generationâ in America. We are caring for aging parents and raising more than 50 percent of the nationâs children under 18.