Rewinding to Thursday, January 26, 1961…
Thursday · Brantford, Ontario, Canada
The world on January 26, 1961 in Brantford.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
Looking up the weather in Brantford…
02The sky that night
A waxing gibbous watched over you.
81% lit · 10.6 days into its cycle
Looking up from Brantford that evening, you could have spotted Mars and Uranus without a telescope.
It was winter in your half of the world.
The Moon was 401,845 km away — farther than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “Wonderland By Night”
by Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “Are You Lonesome To-night?”.
Tap the cover for a 30-second preview
04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
PRICES IN THE U.S. · 1961-01-26
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
3,432 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
km travelled
65 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Aquarius.
Star sign
Aquarius
Air sign
Chinese zodiac
Rat
Metal Rat
Birthstone
Garnet
for your month
Birth flower
Carnation
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Thursday
And so much more you’d never guess or remember.
Unlock the rest of your day · $1.99Every chapter + your certificateApple Pay · Google Pay · card · one-time, no account
28,383 people opened their day this month
Give a day
Send someone their day.
A birthday, wedding or new-baby card. Their #1 song plays as the envelope opens, then your message, then their whole day, nothing sealed, with a certificate in their name.
Make a card · $9.99🎄 Or a Christmas card: it opens Christmas morning →One-time · they never see a price
Compare your day with someone’s →
Your mom, your partner, your best friend: add their birthday and see the world between your two days.
Everything about 1961 in the U.S.: prices, #1 songs, news →