The perfect milestone gift

The year they were born, front‑page news.

A personalized keepsake from the year that started it all — the headlines, the #1 song, what a gallon of gas cost, and what that's worth today. Every fact source-checked. Built live as you type.

Personalize & download Add a photo, date & message next.
Instant download · every print size.
Why people pick us

Not another template with a name typed in.

The usual “year you were born” print

  • Type the name in the order notes and wait a day or two
  • Spot a typo? Message the seller and wait again
  • Facts with no sources — and the occasional wrong one
  • One file, one size
  • Old prices with no context

Born That Year

  • Watch it build live as you type — download in seconds, at 2 a.m. if you want
  • Edit anything, anytime — re-download as often as you like
  • Every fact traced to a source — the U.S. Census, the Labor Department, Billboard and more
  • Every frame size from 5×7 to 18×24, plus a phone wallpaper
  • Then & Now — see what those prices are worth in today's money
Three styles

Pick the one that sounds like them.

The Gazette

A personalized vintage front page — their name in the masthead, the year's biggest headlines below.

Modern

A giant year, bold color and clean fact tiles. Made for the 30th and 40th crowd.

Keepsake

Ivory and gold, elegantly set. Perfect for anniversaries and the grandparents' wall.

Only on Born That Year

Then & Now.

Everyone knows gas used to be cheap. We show what it really cost — adjusted to today's money with the government's own inflation data — so the numbers actually mean something.

Prices in

How it works

Ready to frame in about two minutes.

  1. Make it theirs

    Pick the year and style, add their name, the date, a photo and a message. Watch it build as you go.

  2. Download instantly

    Print-ready files for every frame size, plus a phone wallpaper — all at once, all included.

  3. Print anywhere

    At home, at any photo counter, or with an online print shop. Change your mind? Edit and download again, free.

Gift ideas

For the moments that deserve a front page.

30–90

Milestone birthdays

The 40th, the 50th, the 80th — the headlines from the year it all began.

 25·50

Anniversaries

The year they said “I do,” with the song that was playing.

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The year we met

A sweet surprise for Valentine's Day or any day.

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Retirements

Celebrate a career with the year it started.
Questions

Good to know.

Is it a printed poster or a digital file?
A digital download — high-resolution files you can print at home, at a photo counter or with any online print shop. That's how you get it instantly and how we keep the price low.
Which sizes do I get?
All of them: 5×7, 8×10, 11×14, 16×20, 18×24 and A4, as print-ready PDF and PNG, plus a phone wallpaper.
How do you know the facts are right?
Every fact comes from a named source — prices from the U.S. Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Department of Labor and the Energy Information Administration; music from Billboard's year-end charts; movies from box-office records. "Today's money" uses the government's Consumer Price Index.
What if I spot a typo after downloading?
Just fix it and download again. Edits are free, forever.
Can I add a photo?
Yes. Add one photo and the Gazette style gives it a classic newsprint finish. Your photo stays on your device — it's never uploaded to us.
Which years do you cover?
Every year from 1930 through 2015 — perfect for birthdays from the 10th to the 95th.
Two minutes, start to finish

Give them the year that started it all.

Make it, see it, download it — before the party.

Make yours now