Note: Some of these reasons may be not as important as others/arbitrary.
1. First to be born after Reagan got elected
I've heard some people say that 3T began when Reagan got elected on November 4, 1980. This would lead to the Reagan Revolution and many events that took place in the 80's. This can technically make 1981 babies the first "3T babies."
2. Among the first to have an unlikely chance of remembering the Challenger explosion
This reason is probably not as good as my other reasons, but the Challenger explosion appears to be the "do you remember when..." event that determines the Gen X/Millennial or Nomad/Hero cutoff. Since 1981 babies were the first to enter elementary school after it happened, they are likely the first to have an unlikely chance of remembering it.
3. Probably some of the first to not feel that impacted by the end of the Cold War
Like the one above, probably not that great of a reason as well. The Cold War was an event that persisted from the 1T until some parts of the 3T and made people try to put an end to the communist regime in eastern Europe. Generally, people will start to know the understanding of world events when they are around middle school aged, and because 1981 babies were the first to start middle school after the USSR collapse, they are probably also the first to not get that greatly impacted by it.
4. First to graduate high school after the Columbine shooting
The Columbine shooting was the first major modern school shooting and was the event that singlehandedly escalated the fear of schoolyard violence. It caused children/minors to be more sheltered, arguably made people question their parenting, and made issues like mental illness and bullying become more known on school grounds.
5. Probably some of the first to display stereotypical "Millennial/Hero" traits
It is a common stereotype for Millennials/Heroes to be labelled as a "left leaning" generation. On this website, 1981 babies seem to be the first that have a liberal lean:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014...itics.html
1. First to be born after Reagan got elected
I've heard some people say that 3T began when Reagan got elected on November 4, 1980. This would lead to the Reagan Revolution and many events that took place in the 80's. This can technically make 1981 babies the first "3T babies."
2. Among the first to have an unlikely chance of remembering the Challenger explosion
This reason is probably not as good as my other reasons, but the Challenger explosion appears to be the "do you remember when..." event that determines the Gen X/Millennial or Nomad/Hero cutoff. Since 1981 babies were the first to enter elementary school after it happened, they are likely the first to have an unlikely chance of remembering it.
3. Probably some of the first to not feel that impacted by the end of the Cold War
Like the one above, probably not that great of a reason as well. The Cold War was an event that persisted from the 1T until some parts of the 3T and made people try to put an end to the communist regime in eastern Europe. Generally, people will start to know the understanding of world events when they are around middle school aged, and because 1981 babies were the first to start middle school after the USSR collapse, they are probably also the first to not get that greatly impacted by it.
4. First to graduate high school after the Columbine shooting
The Columbine shooting was the first major modern school shooting and was the event that singlehandedly escalated the fear of schoolyard violence. It caused children/minors to be more sheltered, arguably made people question their parenting, and made issues like mental illness and bullying become more known on school grounds.
5. Probably some of the first to display stereotypical "Millennial/Hero" traits
It is a common stereotype for Millennials/Heroes to be labelled as a "left leaning" generation. On this website, 1981 babies seem to be the first that have a liberal lean:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014...itics.html