Rewinding to Wednesday, December 23, 1964…
Wednesday · Evanston, Illinois, United States
The world on December 23, 1964 in Evanston.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 50°F in Evanston.
50°F/ 10°C high
Low of 39°F · dry
The sun rose at 7:16 am and set at 4:23 pm — 9h 7m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A waning gibbous watched over you.
68% lit · 20.4 days into its cycle
Looking up from Evanston that evening, you could have spotted Jupiter without a telescope.
It was winter in your half of the world.
The Moon was 232,579 miles away — closer than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “Come See About Me”
by The Supremes — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks, taking over from “Mr. Lonely”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
EVANSTON · 1964-12-23
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
3,228 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
61 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Wednesday's child, under Capricorn.
Star sign
Capricorn
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Dragon
Wood Dragon
Birthstone
Turquoise
for your month
Birth flower
Narcissus
for your month
Generation
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
Day of the week
Wednesday
And so much more you’d never guess or remember.
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