What Year Were You Born
Retro time-capsule card for the year you were born
About What Year Were You Born
Pick a year (or type your birthday). We render a curated time-capsule card for that year: the era's dominant tech (Walkman, iPod, iPhone, TikTok — you get the idea), the year's Billboard #1, the average US home price and gallon of gas, and a handful of world events.
The data ships in the page for years 1940–2025. No external APIs, no per-query cost, instant render.
Frequently asked questions
1940 through 2025. Each year is a hand-curated row: tech, music, prices, headline events.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics historical series for gas + median-home price, converted to nominal dollars of the era. Rounded — treat as illustrative.
Yes — the URL carries ?year=YYYY and the OG image previews cleanly on Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram.
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