Rewinding to Friday 16 January 1959…
Friday · Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
The world on 16 January 1959 in Ibadan.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 34°C in Ibadan.
34°C/ 93°F high
Low of 23°C · 1.0 mm of rain
The sun rose at 07:01 and set at 18:46 — 11h 45m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A first quarter watched over you.
50% lit · 7.3 days into its cycle
Looking up from Ibadan that evening, you could have spotted Mars and Uranus without a telescope.
It was winter in your half of the world.
The Moon was 403,815 km away — farther than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “The Chipmunk Song”
by The Chipmunks With David Seville — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, taking over from “To Know Him, Is To Love Him”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
PRICES IN THE U.S. · 1959-01-16
BREAD COSTS 11× 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
3,538 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
km travelled
67 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Friday's child, under Capricorn.
Star sign
Capricorn
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Dog
Earth Dog
Birthstone
Garnet
for your month
Birth flower
Carnation
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Friday
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