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.
Around the time you were born, Boris Yeltsin was elected chairman of Russia's parliament.
In October 2013, Mikhail Sokolov and Anastasia Kirilenko wrote about how protests against Boris Yeltsin nearly led to war in Russia.
You were born in May 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.
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At 11 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, Vladimir Putin was replaced by Dmitry Medvedev as president of Russia.
In October 2015, Garry Kasparov wrote about Vladimir Putin's rise to power and collusion with Dmitry Medvedev.
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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 2013, Jennifer Lawrence, who was born the same year as you, won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Silver Linings Playbook.
In October 2015, Bourree Lam wrote about Jennifer Lawrence's criticisms of the wage gap.
By the time you turn 59, China is predicted to be the world's largest economy.
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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