You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without Game Boys.
In April 2014, Eric Levenson looked back on the games that popularized handheld gaming.
You were born in December of 1990. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 5 times as old as you.
The year you were born, Bernard Lewis wrote about the origins of the resentment felt by some Muslims toward the West.
Around the time you were born, incumbent West German chancellor Helmut Kohl won the first federal election in reunified Germany.
In September 2013, Olga Khazan wrote about the differences between American and German elections.
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At 10 years old, you were part of the generation most shaped by 9/11.
The conflicts and displacements touched off around the world by the attacks have been reverberating for the majority of your life. “This ‘war’ [on terrorism] will never be over,” wrote James Fallows, a few years after the towers fell.
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This is what Hollywood thought teenagers looked like the year you became one.
Agent Cody Banks was released in 2003.
Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after the iTunes Store.
In January 2013, Rebecca Greenfield wrote that the future of the iTunes Store lies not in music, but in apps.
Around your 18th birthday, President George W. Bush announced $17.4 billion in loans to keep the U.S. auto industry afloat.
In December 2013, Philip Bump wrote about a study that found the 2008-09 auto bailout likely saved 1.5 million jobs in the U.S. and yielded a profit for the government.
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When you turned 20, you witnessed the revolutionary fervor that transformed the Arab world in 2010, a movement led by your generation.
When 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire, he ignited a tinderbox of protests that continue to roil the Middle East, and kindled the beginnings of democracy in Tunisia.
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In 2014, Michael Sam, who was born the same year as you, became the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL.
In February 2014, Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote that the NFL will need to adjust to openly gay players now.
By the time you turn 39, 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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