I need to remember that half of you aren’t just young… you’re on the other side of the planet.
We Didn’t Start The Fire’s lyrics are a chronological recitation of significant historical events and people, which range from shortly after World War II —when Billy Joel was born— to Tiananmen Square in 1989, when the song was released. I was born about ¾ of the way through the song’s timeline.
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
Now use Google and Wikipedia to finish the puzzle for yourself.