Rewinding to Thursday, January 13, 1966…
Thursday · Lewiston, Maine, United States
The world on January 13, 1966 in Lewiston.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
It was overcast in Lewiston.
22°F/ -6°C high
Low of -12°F · dry · wind up to 7 mph
The sun rose at 7:14 am and set at 4:25 pm — 9h 12m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A last quarter watched over you.
47% lit · 22.4 days into its cycle
Looking up from Lewiston that evening, you could have spotted Jupiter without a telescope.
It was winter in your half of the world.
The Moon was 235,598 miles away, right about average.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “We Can Work It Out”
by The Beatles — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “The Sound Of Silence”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
LEWISTON · 1966-01-13
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
3,173 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
60 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Capricorn.
Star sign
Capricorn
Earth sign
Chinese zodiac
Snake
Wood Snake
Birthstone
Garnet
for your month
Birth flower
Carnation
for your month
Generation
Generation X
1965–1980
Day of the week
Thursday
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