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.
Born between 1964 and 1980, Gen X got its name from a 1991 book Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, by Canadian author Douglas Coupland. When they were coming of age in the 1990s, they were considered slackers and aimless. But then, they were just forgotten.