Rewinding to Wednesday, July 22, 1964…
Wednesday · Birmingham, Michigan, United States
The world on July 22, 1964 in Birmingham.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
Looking up the weather in Birmingham…
02The sky that night
A waxing gibbous watched over you.
98% lit · 13.3 days into its cycle
No bright planets were above Birmingham's horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.
It was summer in your half of the world.
The Moon was 250,649 miles away — farther than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “Rag Doll”
by The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks, taking over from “I Get Around”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
BIRMINGHAM · 1964-07-22
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
3,250 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
62 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Wednesday's child, under Cancer.
Star sign
Cancer
Water sign
Chinese zodiac
Dragon
Wood Dragon
Birthstone
Ruby
for your month
Birth flower
Larkspur
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Wednesday
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