You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without T-shirts.
In September 2013, Cameron Kunzelman wrote about black T-shirts and the powerful men who wear them.
Around the time you were born, the Pentagon was dedicated in Arlington, Virginia, making it the world's largest office building.
In November 2013, Abby Ohlheiser wrote about accounting fraud at the Pentagon that was done to balance its books.
You were born in January of 1943. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 2 times as old as you.
The year you were born, Wilson Harris wrote about how then-Princess Elizabeth's education compared with that of an American girl of the same age.
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In 1958, George Harrison, who was born the same year as you, joined John Lennon and Paul McCartney's band, which would eventually become the Beatles.
In June 2013, Colin Fleming wrote about 1963 as a formative year for the Beatles.
Around your 18th birthday, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the end of diplomatic ties with Cuba.
In March 2016, Marina Koren wrote about Barack Obama's historic presidential visit to Cuba.
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At 26 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.
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 64, 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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