Rewinding to Friday, September 11, 1970…

Friday · Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Taraji, you arrived on September 11, 1970 in Washington D.C..

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01The weather outside

A high of 79°F in Washington D.C..

79°F/ 26°C high

Low of 64°F · dry

The sun rose at 6:45 am and set at 7:23 pm — 12h 38m of daylight.

02The sky that night

A waxing gibbous watched over you.

83% lit · 10.8 days into its cycle

No bright planets were above Washington D.C.'s horizon that evening — the moon had the sky to itself.

It was autumn in your half of the world.

The Moon was 226,262 miles away — closer than usual.

03On every radio

The chart-topper that week: “War”

by Edwin Starr — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “Make It With You”.

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04What a dollar bought

Your first receipt.

GENERAL STORE

WASHINGTON D.C. · 1970-09-11

ITEM1970TODAYLoaf of white breadper lb≈$0.21$1.83Dozen eggsgrade A large≈$0.26$2.27Gallon of milkwhole≈$0.48$4.11Gallon of gasregular unleaded≈$0.52$4.48Pound of coffeeground roast≈$1.09$9.33Minimum wagefederal, per hour$1.60$7.25Median new homeUS sale price$23,000$393,300Postage stampfirst-class letter$0.06$0.78

BREAD COSTS 8.7× 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

2,930 weeks of them

0

full moons

have risen since your first night

0.00B

miles traveled

56 laps around the Sun

06Born under

A Friday's child, under Virgo.

Star sign

Virgo

Earth sign

Chinese zodiac

Dog

Metal Dog

Birthstone

Sapphire

for your month

Birth flower

Aster

for your month

Generation

Generation X

1965–1980

Day of the week

Friday

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