Rewinding to Thursday, November 24, 1938…
Thursday · Charlotte, Tennessee, United States
Oscar, you arrived on November 24, 1938 in Charlotte.
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 waxing crescent watched over you.
9% lit · 2.9 days into its cycle
Looking up from Charlotte that evening, you could have spotted Jupiter and Saturn without a telescope.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 250,581 miles away — farther than usual.
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.
GENERAL STORE
CHARLOTTE · 1938-11-24
US national averages · ≈ = estimated from inflation
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
4,589 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
87 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Sagittarius.
Star sign
Sagittarius
Fire sign
Chinese zodiac
Tiger
Earth Tiger
Birthstone
Topaz
for your month
Birth flower
Chrysanthemum
for your month
Generation
Silent Generation
1928–1945
Day of the week
Thursday
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