Rewinding to Wednesday, May 26, 1926…
Wednesday · Alton, Illinois, United States
Miles, you arrived on May 26, 1926 in Alton.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
Before the weather records began.
Hourly climate records for this spot begin in 1940, so this day stays a little mysterious.
02The sky that night
A full moon watched over you.
100% lit · 14.3 days into its cycle
Looking up from Alton that evening, you could have spotted Saturn without a telescope.
It was spring in your half of the world.
The Moon was 236,032 miles away, right about average.
03On every radio
Before the charts began.
The weekly singles chart we use begins in August 1958 — your day predates it.
04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
Price records couldn’t be reached just now — refresh in a moment.
05Your life in numbers
Since that day, you have lived…
0
seconds
and counting, right now
0
heartbeats
at a resting average of 80 a minute
0
breaths
give or take a few yawns
0
sunrises
5,241 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
100 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Wednesday's child, under Gemini.
Star sign
Gemini
Air sign
Chinese zodiac
Tiger
Fire Tiger
Birthstone
Emerald
for your month
Birth flower
Lily of the valley
for your month
Generation
Greatest Generation
1901–1927
Day of the week
Wednesday
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