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  Resilience (n.) The capacity to withstand hardship or to recover quickly from difficulty; toughness. We toss around the word  resilience  today when we talk about stress, setbacks or missed opportunities. But what does  true  resilience look like? To see it clearly, step into the life of someone born in  1900 : Age 14  → World War I begins (1914–1918). By 18, they’ve lived through a war that claimed 22 million lives. Age 18  → The Spanish Flu pandemic (1918–1920) kills an estimated 50 million. Surviving meant grit beyond imagination. Age 29  → The Wall Street Crash triggers the Great Depression . Hunger, unemployment and despair define an era. Age 33  → The rise of Nazism reshapes global politics and stirs fear across continents. Age 39  → World War II erupts (1939–1945). By the end, over 60 million are dead. Age 52  → The Korean War (1950–1953) claims over 5 million lives. Age 64  → The Vietnam War escalates (196...

From Vinyl to Visuals: The Soundtrack of a Generation The Evolution of Popular Music (1970–1999) What started with a lazy afternoon watching  Apple TV’s “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything”  turned into a full-blown rabbit hole. One YouTube video later —  “Most Popular Song Each Month Since January 1980”  — and suddenly I was making playlists, chasing memories and realizing something profound: Music doesn’t just mark time — it defines it. What follows isn’t a scientific timeline or chart-topping fact sheet. It’s a reflection — my personal soundtrack through two decades that changed how the world listened, looked and lived. Because in the end,  music matters. 🎙️  1970–1979: The Decade That Set the Stage Before the 1980s plugged in, the 1970s  plugged in emotionally. It was a decade of contradictions — rebellion and reflection, disco lights and denim jackets, protest songs and power ballads. Rock matured. Soul deepened. Folk gave voice to cons...