Happy Birthday! 65 Through the Years

Formerly retirement age, 65 has gone from being the new 60 to the new 45—depending on whom you consult of course.Here are other memorable 65th birthdays – judge for yourself where 65 sits on the spectrum: The same? Or a whole new ball game? 

January 3, 2011
Diane Sawyer; Tom Selleck
Source: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Glamour Magazine; Bobby Bank/WireImage
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Happy Birthday! 65 This Year: Diane Sawyer & Tom Selleck

2011 marks the year that the first Baby Boomers start turning 65. Formerly retirement age, 65 looks a whole lot different than it used to — or does it? Both born in 1945, Diane Sawyer recently took the chair as lead news anchor on ABC's World News, while Tom Selleck is seen here filming the new series Blue Bloods.

Let's take a look back at what 65 has looked like through the years...

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