Rewinding to Tuesday, March 5, 1974…

Tuesday · Miami, Florida, United States

The world on March 5, 1974 in Miami.

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01The weather outside

A high of 75°F in Miami.

75°F/ 24°C high

Low of 68°F · dry

The sun rose at 7:40 am and set at 7:24 pm — 11h 44m of daylight.

02The sky that night

A waxing gibbous watched over you.

92% lit · 12.1 days into its cycle

Looking up from Miami that evening, you could have spotted Mars and Saturn without a telescope.

It was spring in your half of the world.

The Moon was 225,543 miles away — closer than usual.

03On every radio

The chart-topper that week: “Seasons In The Sun”

by Terry Jacks — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “The Way We Were”.

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04What a dollar bought

Your first receipt.

GENERAL STORE

MIAMI · 1974-03-05

ITEM1974TODAYLoaf of white breadper lb≈$0.26$1.83Dozen eggsgrade A large≈$0.32$2.27Gallon of milkwhole≈$0.58$4.11Gallon of gasregular unleaded≈$0.64$4.48Pound of coffeeground roast≈$1.33$9.33Minimum wagefederal, per hour$1.60$7.25Median new homeUS sale price$35,200$393,300Postage stampfirst-class letter$0.10$0.78

BREAD COSTS 7.0× 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

2,748 weeks of them

0

full moons

have risen since your first night

0.00B

miles traveled

52 laps around the Sun

06Born under

A Tuesday's child, under Pisces.

Star sign

Pisces

Water sign

Chinese zodiac

Tiger

Wood Tiger

Birthstone

Aquamarine

for your month

Birth flower

Daffodil

for your month

Generation

Generation X

1965–1980

Day of the week

Tuesday

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