Rewinding to Thursday, August 12, 1971…
Thursday · Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
The world on August 12, 1971 in Washington D.C..
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 81°F in Washington D.C..
81°F/ 27°C high
Low of 66°F · dry
The sun rose at 6:18 am and set at 8:07 pm — 13h 49m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A last quarter watched over you.
55% lit · 21.7 days into its cycle
Looking up from Washington D.C. that evening, you could have spotted Mars and Jupiter without a telescope.
It was summer in your half of the world.
The Moon was 231,054 miles away — closer than usual.
03On every radio
The chart-topper that week: “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”
by Bee Gees — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, taking over from “You've Got A Friend”.
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04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
WASHINGTON D.C. · 1971-08-12
BREAD COSTS 8.3× 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
2,882 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
55 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Leo.
Star sign
Leo
Fire sign
Chinese zodiac
Pig
Metal Pig
Birthstone
Peridot
for your month
Birth flower
Gladiolus
for your month
Generation
Generation X
1965–1980
Day of the week
Thursday
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