Significant culture moments:

Death of Harambe:

Although tragic, the death of Harambe the gorilla can be credited to the birth of meme culture. The joke “RIP Harambe” created an “in the know” internet culture, with new and creative jokes being based on one format.

Avengers Endgame

21 movies came together into one revolutionary superhero franchise that spanned most of Gen-Z’s developmental years. The Marvel franchise popularized staying for the movie credits and created a healthy fear of spoilers.

Vine’s death:

Even now, Vines can be heard being quoted almost anywhere. We can all thank Vine for the birth of Tik Tok (and short attention spans).

Sources:

https://www.security.org/blog/a-timeline-of-school-shootings-since-columbine/

https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/columbine-high-school-shootings

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/26/us/march-for-our-lives/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/health/cdc-coronavirus.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/world-map-coronavirus-deaths-country-covid-19-n1170211

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-gen-z-feels-about-george-floyd-protests-2020-6

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/06/pandemic-stress-weighs-heavily-on-gen-z-according-to-a-new-poll.html