You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without The Cat in the Hat.
In November 2015, Julie Beck wrote about the science and research behind Dr. Seuss's silly words.
You were born in April of 1958. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 3 times as old as you.
The year you were born, Frederic M. Bennett wrote about the history of antagonism between Muslim and Hindu communities.
Around the time you were born, the World's Fair began in Brussels, marking the official opening of the iconic Atomium.
Although the building was intended to be temporary, it was still in use nearly 50 years later, as depicted in this photo gallery.
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At 11 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.
The Last Picture Show was released in 1971.
Around your 18th birthday, Apple Computer was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.
In April 2011, Nicholas Jackson provided an infographic of Apple's tumultuous rise to becoming the most valuable company in the world.
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In 1984, Madonna, who was born the same year as you, released the album Like a Virgin.
In March 2012, Cathy Alter wrote about what draws women to Madonna.
Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after The Simpsons.
In February 2012, Hampton Stevens wrote about what The Simpsons had left to say after airing its 500th episode.
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When you turned 49, 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 66, the World Bank predicts that the U.S. dollar will lose its global dominance.
In February 2012, Charles A. Kupchan wrote about the world's emerging economies, and how the world will look by 2050.
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