Open Era

Open era or Open Era may refer to:

  • Open Era (tennis), the period since 1968 where professionals can compete in Grand Slams
  • Glasnost era, the increased openness in the Soviet Union from the mid-1980s

Open era or wide-open era, may also refer to:

  • Open range era of the American Old West when cattle were allowed to roam freely in many states
  • Early 20th century in many U.S. communities when gambling, prostitution, and/or other vices were tolerated by local governments. Among these communities were:
    • Galveston, Texas
    • Hot Springs, Arkansas

Famous quotes containing the words open and/or era:

    ““Where is the Mississippi panorama
    And the girl who played the piano?
    Where are you, Walt?
    The Open Road goes to the used-car lot.”
    —Louis Simpson (b. 1923)

    “How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)