Rewinding to Friday, January 17, 1964…
Friday · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Michelle, you arrived on January 17, 1964 in Chicago.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 30°F in Chicago.
30°F/ -1°C high
Low of 19°F · dry
The sun rose at 7:15 am and set at 4:46 pm — 9h 31m of daylight.
Measured at the Chicago univ weather station, 9 km away (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Sunrise and sunset are calculated for this city.
Reconstructed from historical climate data — the closest thing we have to a weather time machine.
02The sky that night
A waxing crescent watched over you.
11% lit · 3.1 days into its cycle
Looking up from Chicago that evening, you could have spotted Jupiter and Uranus without a telescope.
It was winter in your half of the world.
The Moon was 239,318 miles away, right about average.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “There! I've Said It Again”
by Bobby Vinton — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, taking over from “Dominique”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
CHICAGO · 1964-01-17
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
3,277 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles travelled
62 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Friday's child, under Capricorn.
Star sign
Capricorn
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Rabbit
Water Rabbit
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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