Rewinding to Sunday, November 13, 1955…

Sunday · New York, United States

The world on November 13, 1955 in New York.

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01The weather outside

A high of 62°F in New York.

62°F/ 17°C high

Low of 55°F · dry

The sun rose at 6:39 am and set at 4:40 pm — 10h 1m of daylight.

02The sky that night

A new moon watched over you.

0% lit · 29.1 days into its cycle

No bright planets were above New York's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.

It was autumn in your half of the world.

The Moon was 248,868 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

NEW YORK · 1955-11-13

ITEM1955TODAYLoaf of white breadper lb≈$0.15$1.83Dozen eggsgrade A large≈$0.18$2.27Gallon of milkwhole≈$0.33$4.11Gallon of gasregular unleaded≈$0.36$4.48Pound of coffeeground roast≈$0.75$9.33Minimum wagefederal, per hour$0.75$7.25Median new homeUS sale price≈$31,436$393,300Postage stampfirst-class letter$0.03$0.78

BREAD COSTS 12× WHAT IT DID

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

3,704 weeks of them

0

full moons

have risen since your first night

0.00B

miles traveled

70 laps around the Sun

06Born under

A Sunday's child, under Scorpio.

Star sign

Scorpio

Water sign

Chinese zodiac

Goat

Wood Goat

Birthstone

Topaz

for your month

Birth flower

Chrysanthemum

for your month

Generation

Baby Boomers

1946–1964

Day of the week

Sunday

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