Rewinding to Saturday, November 18, 1939…
Saturday · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The world on November 18, 1939 in Ottawa.
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 first quarter watched over you.
51% lit · 7.5 days into its cycle
Looking up from Ottawa that evening, you could have spotted Mars, Jupiter, Saturn without a telescope.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 404,035 km 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.
Canada’s shop prices from 1939 aren’t in the records we use, so here is what the same basket cost in the US that day.
GENERAL STORE
PRICES IN THE U.S. · 1939-11-18
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
4,538 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
km travelled
86 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Saturday's child, under Scorpio.
Star sign
Scorpio
Water sign
Chinese zodiac
Rabbit
Earth Rabbit
Birthstone
Topaz
for your month
Birth flower
Chrysanthemum
for your month
Generation
Silent Generation
1928–1945
Day of the week
Saturday
And so much more you’d never guess or remember.
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