You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without Toy Story.
In June 2014, Megan Garber wrote about the complicated creative process that shaped the film.
You were born in October of 1996. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 6 times as old as you.
The year you were born, James Fallows wrote about why Americans hate the media.
Around the time you were born, Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton met in their first debate.
In October 1996, James Fallows wrote an overview of Clinton's presidency on the eve of his reelection.
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At 4 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.
Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after Twitter.
In August 2015, Kalev H. Leetaru considered whether Twitter was living up to its lofty aspirations.
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This is what Hollywood thought teenagers looked like the year you became one.
Glee premiered in 2009.
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When you turned 14, 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 2013, Austin Mahone, who was born the same year as you, released his song "What About Love," which earned him an Artists to Watch award at that year's MTV Video Music Awards.
In June 2014, Price Peterson wrote about Mahone's frustration with being compared to Justin Bieber.
Around your 18th birthday, many nations began their airstrike campaign over Syria.
On August 27, 2014, Conor Friedersdorf wrote about acts of war ordered by presidents without Congressional declarations of war.
By the time you turn 24, scientists estimate it will no longer be possible to keep global temperatures from rising at least 1.5 degrees Celsius.
In December 2015, Robinson Meyer wrote about why scientists had accepted this fact.
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