Rewinding to Friday, October 23, 1959…
Friday · Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
The world on October 23, 1959 in Royal Oak.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 60°F in Royal Oak.
60°F/ 16°C high
Low of 54°F · 0.19 in of rain
The sun rose at 6:54 am and set at 5:39 pm — 10h 45m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A last quarter watched over you.
58% lit · 21.4 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above Royal Oak's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 248,365 miles away — farther than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “Mack The Knife”
by Bobby Darin — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 9 weeks, taking over from “Sleep Walk”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
ROYAL OAK · 1959-10-23
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
3,498 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
67 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Friday's child, under Scorpio.
Star sign
Scorpio
Water sign
Chinese zodiac
Pig
Earth Pig
Birthstone
Opal
for your month
Birth flower
Marigold
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Friday
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