You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without Barbie.
In January 2016, Megan Garber wrote about Mattel's move to introduce new Barbie dolls in varied sizes and skin colors.
Around the time you were born, France detonated its first atomic bomb.
In May 2011, Alan Taylor produced a photo essay about the age of nuclear tests.
You were born in February of 1960. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 3 times as old as you.
The year you were born, Eliza Paschall wrote about how participating in the struggle for racial equality affected her identity as a Southerner.
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At 9 years old, you were alive to behold people walking on the moon.
Over the years, the moon landing has come to be lauded as the pinnacle of human achievement, although it was often derided at the time. In 1963, NASA astronauts took to The Atlantic to plead the case for landing on the moon.
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This is what Hollywood thought teenagers looked like the year you became one.
American Graffiti was released in 1973.
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In 1976, Bono, who was born the same year as you, formed the band U2.
In September 2012, Ashley Fetters wrote about U2's 1997 concert in Bosnia.
Around your 18th birthday, ancient ruins were found in Mexico City during construction work.
In June 2016, Geoff Manaugh wrote about scientists studying ancient ruins using declassified spy photos.
Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after Shark Week.
In August 2012, Ashley Fetters traced the history of cable television's longest-running programming event.
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When you turned 47, you watched humankind reach the outer solar system.
With NASA's Cassini-Huygens mission in 2005, humans landed a probe in the outer reaches of the solar system for the first time, a moment Ross Andersen called the most glorious mission in the history of planetary science.
By the time you turn 69, humanity's water requirements will exceed its supplies by 40 percent.
In May 2012, Stewart M. Patrick wrote about the Intelligence Community's report on global water scarcity, and the plan to combat it.
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