You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without the Super Bowl.
In January 2011, Henry D. Fetter wrote about how the big game got its name.
Around the time you were born, Norman Shumway performed the first successful heart transplant in the United States.
In September 2014, Sarah Laskow wrote about scientists' attempt to create an artificial human heart.
You were born in January of 1968. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 3 times as old as you.
The year you were born, James C. Thompson, who served in the U.S. Department of State under Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, examined and condemned the policy decisions behind American involvement in Vietnam.
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This is what Hollywood thought teenagers looked like the year you became one.
Full Moon High was released in 1981.
Around your 18th birthday, the Challenger Space Shuttle broke apart in midair 73 seconds after launching.
In January 2016, Nathalia Holt wrote about the legacy of the Challenger disaster.
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At 21 years old, you saw the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
“It was thought that all borders between men had similarly disintegrated, and we were all destined to be free and empowered individuals in a global meeting place,” wrote Robert Kaplan 20 years later.
Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after texting.
In August 2011, Jamie Holmes wrote about how SMS is the driving force behind technology-enabled changes in commerce, crime, political participation, and governing in the developing world.
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In 1997, Celine Dion, who was born the same year as you, released the popular song "My Heart Will Go On."
In April 2012, Carl Wilson wrote about the song's endurance.
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When you turned 42, you saw the rise of the Arab Spring.
People across the world rediscovered the power and peril of revolutions, as Laura Kasinof found in Yemen.
By the time you turn 57, 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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