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The morning they were born. The night you said yes. The headline you still remember.
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Time Capsule · $0.99
Take them back to
the day that mattered
A birthday. An anniversary. A day someone will carry with them forever. We bring those moments back to life — every song on the radio, every headline in the paper, what a loaf of bread cost — wrapped in a personal letter written as if sent from that exact day.
- —The stories everyone was talking about that day
- —What everything cost — from bread to a new car
- —The No. 1 song, film, and show
- —Who else shares their special day
- —Even the moon phase and the weather
- —A personal letter written from that exact moment
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Thursday, June 5, 1977
Los Angeles, California
For Emma — with all my love, David
A Letter From the Past
Dear Emma — today the whole city feels electric. Star Wars opened eleven days ago and people are still lining up around the block on Hollywood Boulevard. Meanwhile, five days from now, a small company called Apple will put their new computer on sale for the first time — though nobody suspects yet what that means. On this warm June morning, with the jasmine in bloom and seventy-six degrees of California sun, I wanted to capture what the world smells like on your birthday…
Today’s Headlines
Star Wars Breaks Every Box Office Record in Its Second Week of Release
London Prepares as Queen Marks 25 Years on the Throne
Carter Energy Bill Advances Through Senate Committee
At the Cinema
Star Wars
Day 12 · $16M earned
Top of the Charts
“Dreams”
Fleetwood Mac · Wk 5 at No. 1
The Craze
CB Radio
15M sold · “10-4, good buddy”
Born on This Day
What Things Cost
1954
Born
McCarthy Hearings Grip the Nation
“Sh-Boom” · The Crew-Cuts
Gas: $0.22 / gal · TV dinners hit supermarkets
1972
Age 18
Nixon Opens the Door to China
“Along Again” · Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gas: $0.36 / gal · Pong arrives in arcades
1989
Age 35
Berlin Wall Falls — A World Transformed
“Like a Prayer” · Madonna
Gas: $0.97 / gal · Game Boy launches
+ every year in between…
Birthday Book · $4.99
Every year
they’ve been alive
One page for every birthday — from the year they were born to today. The No. 1 song on the radio, the headlines in the paper, what things cost, the craze everyone was obsessed with. Decades of history, told through the person you love.
- —The #1 song the day they turned each age
- —The headline that defined each year
- —Prices — gas, bread, a new car
- —The fad everyone was doing that year
- —Photo on the cover · printable keepsake
Video Reel · $4.99
A cinematic film
from any moment
A professionally narrated 5-scene film, assembled from period images and set to the sounds of the era. Choose from four cinematic styles and receive an MP4 ready to download and share.
- —5 scenes, ~3 minutes
- —Authentic period images
- —Professional voiceover narration
- —Four cinematic styles
- —Download as MP4
Stories
The moments that matter
“I gave this to my father on his 80th birthday. He cried when he read the letter — it captured exactly what the world felt like the year he was born.”
Rebecca M.
“We created a birthday book for our grandmother covering her entire life. Every page brought back a memory we hadn't thought about in decades.”
James & Claire W.
“My husband and I made a capsule for our wedding anniversary. The headlines from that day are now framed on our hallway wall.”
Maria T.
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Time Capsule
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Headlines, prices, and a personal letter from any date in history
Birthday Book
$4.99
A year-by-year journey through every birthday they've lived
Video Reel
$4.99
A cinematic film with narration and period images, ready to download