You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without the International Space Station.
In our January/February 2015 issue, Charles Fishman wrote about the oddity of daily life on the station and the value of its continued operation.
Around the time you were born, the world's first self-contained artificial heart was implanted in Robert Tools.
In October 2010, Alexis Madrigal wrote about the first ever artificial heart, used to keep a patient alive in 1969 until a donor heart was available.
You were born in June of 2001. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 8 times as old as you.
The year you were born, David Brooks wrote about how deep the divisions between Red and Blue America really ran, just three months after 9/11.
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At 3 years old, you began learning about the world just as we were reaching 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.
Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after Spotify.
In May 2015, Spencer Kornhaber wrote about the evolution of exercise customization tools in Spotify and the improvements that still need to be made.
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When you turned 7, you witnessed the election of Barack Obama.
The legacy of the first African American couple in the White House would be a major focus of The Atlantic.
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This is what Hollywood thought teenagers looked like the year you became one.
The Fault in Our Stars was released in 2014.
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In 2014, David Mazouz, who was born the same year as you, began playing Bruce Wayne in the popular TV show Gotham.
In November 2014, David Sims wrote about whether superhero origin stories are necessary.
By the time you turn 48, China is predicted to be the world's largest economy.
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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