You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without American Idol.
In May 2015, Spencer Kornhaber wrote about how the show changed the music industry over time.
You were born in December of 2003. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 11 times as old as you.
The year you were born, Robert D. Kaplan wrote about how the United States should manage its global empire.
Around the time you were born, the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces.
In December 2003, Jonathan Rauch wrote about the fallout from Hussein's capture.
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At 1 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.
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When you turned 4, 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.
Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after turn-by-turn cellphone navigation.
In September 2012, Alexis C. Madrigal wrote about the technology behind Google's detailed directions.
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This is what Hollywood thought teenagers looked like the year you became one.
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life was released in 2016.
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In 2016, Neel Sethi, who was born the same year as you, starred in the live-action remake of The Jungle Book.
In April 2016, Christopher Orr reviewed The Jungle Book.
By the time you turn 28, the collective GDP of the four leading developing countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) is likely to match that of today's leading Western nations.
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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