Does this sound like a good representation of American cultural decades from WWII - Present?

1945 - 1953: Post-War Era. Korean War. Cute Pop songs. Frank Sinatra, Dino, etc. McCarthyism. Bogart & Bacall, Cary Grant, Tracy & Hepburn

1954 - 1964: Populuxe. Boom in Consumer Culture. Rock N' Roll. Elvis. Doo Wop. Malt shops. Hot rods. Surf Music & California popculture. Marlon Brando. Marilyn Monroe. Elizabeth Taylor. The rise of TV as a mainstream medium. Beginnings of British Invasion, but American music is still dominant overall. Height of Cold War.

1965 - 1967: Mods. World's Fair. Great Society. Peak of Civil Rights movement. British Invasion fully takes over American pop culture in both music and film. Psychedelia. Beginnings of Anti-War Movement.

1968-1971: Days of Rage Era. Race riots, massive anti-war protests, bombings. Kent State. Heavy Metal emerges. Psychedelic Rock fades from popularity. Independent film begins to rise. Manson Family Murders, Zodiac Killer murders. Deaths of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison.

1971-1974: Early 1970s. Earth tones. Pet rocks. Hippie culture still exists, but isn't as countercultural. Detente in the Cold War begins. Withdrawal from Vietnam begins and is complete by August 1973. Hippie movement pretty much is totally integrated into mainstream society by 1974. Porn becomes mainstream. Horror genre becomes mainstream with The Exorcist in 1973 and Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 1974. Height of Prog Rock. Height of Indie Film. Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, etc.

1975-1978: Disco Era. Shorter hair. Platforms. Cocaine. Funk & Disco music. Older rock group like the Stones and Zeppelin enter into a decline. Punk rises for a brief time as a counterpoint to established rock bands. Soft rock and singer-songwriter music is popular. Farah Fawcett. John Travolta. Burt Reynolds. Jaws, Star Wars, and the birth of the summer Blockbuster. Beginning of the end of Indie era in Film.

1979-1983 Early 80s. Star Wars dominates pop culture. Atari 2600. New Wave. Post-Disco, early Rap, and Post-Punk. Birth of MTV. Hair Metal truly begins as a distinct genre and becomes steadily more popular. Big hair, teased and waved. Short hair for men becomes the norm. Change from 70s fashion to preppier clothes. Rise of new Hollywood. Harrison Ford. Richard Gere.

1984-1987: Core 80s. Video Game crash. Pop. Hair Metal rising. Slasher movies reign supreme. The Terminator, Gremlins, Nightmare on Elm Street, Predator. Arnie. Stallone. Shoulder pads. Teased hair. Mullets begin to become mainstream. Acid-Wash is the look in jeans.

1988-1992: Late 80s/Early 90s Era. Nintendo. Sega Genesis. Freestyle. New Jack Pop sound. River Phoenix, Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves. Hair Metal dominates. Country-pop music begins to become mainstream. Comeback of 70s music artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, and The Rolling Stones and movie stars such as Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro. Disney Renaissance begins. Kevin Costner. Sharon Stone. Beginnings of modern Internet.

1993-1995: Core 90s. Grunge. Super Nintendo. Gangsta rap becomes fully mainstream. Friends haircuts. End of teased hair. Mullets die off. Goatees for men. Second Indie film wave - Pulp Fiction, Clerks, Desperado. Selena. Height of Disney Renaissance. Curtained hairstyle for young guys.

1996-2001: Late 90s Era. Big Action films such as Independence Day. Sci-Fi renaissance. Jennifer Aniston. Malcolm in the Middle. Cartoon Network rise for kids. Caesar cut becomes mainstream. Industrial rock and Metal. Marilyn Manson. Dot com boom. Internet and computer ownership becomes mainstream. Playstation, Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn. Saturn automobiles are popular. Post-Grunge is popular. Alannis Morrisette.

If someone wants to continue from here go ahead.

Does this sound like a good representation of American cultural decades from WWII - Present?

1988-1992: Late 80s/Early 90s Era. Nintendo. Sega Genesis. Freestyle. New Jack Pop sound. River Phoenix, Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves. Hair Metal dominates. Country-pop music begins to become mainstream. Comeback of 70s music artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, and The Rolling Stones and movie stars such as Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro. Disney Renaissance begins. Kevin Costner. Sharon Stone. Beginnings of modern Internet.
It's New Jack SWING...not pop, lol. Also, it's just Country music that become mainstream not Country pop. I could go on but this topic has been discussed...way too much.


1993-1995: Core 90s. Grunge. Super Nintendo. Gangsta rap becomes fully mainstream. Friends haircuts. End of teased hair. Mullets die off. Goatees for men. Second Indie film wave - Pulp Fiction, Clerks, Desperado. Selena. Height of Disney Renaissance. Curtained hairstyle for young guys.

1993 isn't apart of the core '90s. 1994-1996 is the core 1990s.

I think 1968-1971 had lots of psychedelic rock.

I'd agree with most of your assessment on the decades, except for the 60's and 90's. Here's how I define the decades;
1914-1919 = The 1910's
1920-1929 = The 1920's
1930-1938 = The 1930's
1939-1945 = The 1940's
1946-1953 = Post War Era
1954-1963 = The 1950's
1964-1972 = The 1960's
1973-1981 = The 1970's
1982-1991 = The 1980's
1992-1998 = The 1990's
1999-2002 = Y2K Era
2003-2008 = The 2000's
2009-2017+ = The 2010's