Rewinding to Thursday, August 15, 1974…

Thursday · Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

The world on August 15, 1974 in Springdale.

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01The weather outside

Looking up the weather in Springdale…

02The sky that night

A waning crescent watched over you.

5% lit · 27.4 days into its cycle

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

It was summer in your half of the world.

The Moon was 359,229 km away — closer than usual.

03On every radio

The chart-topper that week: “Feel Like Makin' Love”

by Roberta Flack — number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 1 week, taking over from “Annie's Song”.

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04What a dollar bought

Your first receipt.

GENERAL STORE

PRICES IN THE U.S. · 1974-08-15

ITEM1974TODAYLoaf of white breadper lb≈$0.27$1.83Dozen eggsgrade A large≈$0.34$2.27Gallon of milkwhole≈$0.61$4.11Gallon of gasregular unleaded≈$0.67$4.48Pound of coffeeground roast≈$1.38$9.33Minimum wagefederal, per hour$2.00$7.25Median new homeUS sale price$36,200$393,300Postage stampfirst-class letter$0.10$0.78

BREAD COSTS 6.8× 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

2,725 weeks of them

0

full moons

have risen since your first night

0.00B

km travelled

52 laps around the Sun

06Born under

A Thursday's child, under Leo.

Star sign

Leo

Fire sign

Chinese zodiac

Tiger

Wood Tiger

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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