Rewinding to Thursday, April 23, 1942…

Thursday · Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

Sandra, you arrived on April 23, 1942 in Bayonne.

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01The weather outside

A high of 77°F in Bayonne.

77°F/ 25°C high

Low of 46°F · dry

The sun rose at 6:06 am and set at 7:43 pm — 13h 37m of daylight.

02The sky that night

A first quarter watched over you.

53% lit · 7.6 days into its cycle

Looking up from Bayonne that evening, you could have spotted Mars, Jupiter, Saturn without a telescope.

It was spring in your half of the world.

The Moon was 246,512 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

BAYONNE · 1942-04-23

ITEM1942TODAYMinimum wagefederal, per hour$0.30$7.25Postage stampfirst-class letter$0.03$0.78

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

4,411 weeks of them

0

full moons

have risen since your first night

0.00B

miles traveled

84 laps around the Sun

06Born under

A Thursday's child, under Taurus.

Star sign

Taurus

Earth sign

Chinese zodiac

Horse

Water Horse

Birthstone

Diamond

for your month

Birth flower

Daisy

for your month

Generation

Silent Generation

1928–1945

Day of the week

Thursday

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