Which events do you recall that ended an era? For example the last NASA Space Shuttle has just landed?

An end to gas lights, and kerosene lanterns, replaced with electricity.

The end to transistor radios, and 8 tracks. We can now store thousands of songs on tiny gadgets.

The end of the manual typewriter, computers have changed the world.

I am just glad this wasteful expensive program is ended so we can save some money. We dont have a space race any more. In case people havent noticed, there is no Soviet Union, only the Chinese left to compete with, since the U.S. has to spends us all into an early grave just to be the global dictator.

In case people have not noticed, under Obama we have streamlined lots of programs and saved a lot of money, things that were neglected for 20 years are being tackled now. Obama has not gotten proper credit from the media.

Next we have to end the costly war on drugs, another Reagan boondoggle that has caused this country to go into deep debt. Billions spent on killing the coca crop in Bolivia and farmers just keep growing it. Ridiculous and insane. But American policies are insane. Every American could be taken care of if this government stopped wasting money.

Yes Gen I was only thinking that the other day when I lost my dear ninety year old Aunt who succumbed to pneumonia. she was the last of her generation in my side of the family to go, truly an end of an era indeed.

As for the space flights I also followed them with trepidation and awe at the time from Yuri Gagarin up to modern day times. I too wonder what will follow.

A more humble event was when I got rid of my parent's pulse phone line after their deaths. No more dialing to get a number, but I thought at the time that it was truly the end of the old way of telephoning.

The end of silent films with The Jazz Singer and Broadway Melody.

The tearing down of the Berlin Wall-- the end of the iron curtain.

When Johnny Carson left late night television.

The assassination of Bobby Kennedy. It ended "Camelot", that feeling of hope when we thought anything was possible. It was the death of American innocence.

I will add the death of John F. Kennedy.

1969 I believe they lowered the pitching mound six inches to increase the offense.