You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without sunscreen.
In June 2015, James Hamblin offered advice on choosing the best sunscreen.
Around the time you were born, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill met in Yalta to discuss ending the war.
In May 2015, Kathy Gilsinan wrote about the technicalities behind two different dates for V-E Day.
You were born in March of 1945. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 2 times as old as you.
The year you were born, Virgil W. Peterson wrote about the unreasonable leniency of the American justice system, as authorities prepared for a post-war crime wave.
Around your 18th birthday, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision on Gideon v. Wainwright, requiring state courts to provide attorneys to defendants who can't afford to hire one.
In March 2013, Andrew Cohen wrote a guide to books and movies to help readers understand Gideon v. Wainwright.
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At 24 years old, you were alive to behold people walking on the moon.
Over the years, the moon landing has come to be lauded as the pinnacle of human achievement, although it was often derided at the time. In 1963, NASA astronauts took to The Atlantic to plead the case for landing on the moon.
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In 1974, Bob Marley, who was born the same year as you, released one of his most popular songs, "No Woman, No Cry."
In July 2010, Hampton Stevens wrote about Hasidic artist Matisyahu's spin on reggae as an example of the "delightfully weird cultural cross-pollination" that's been part of pop music for decades.
Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after the 24-hour news cycle.
In October 2009, Mark Bowden wrote about the toll of constant coverage.
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When you turned 62, you watched humankind reach 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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