Where Were You When is a free birthday history tool from tinythings.fun. Enter your birth date and discover the major world events happening in the hours and days around when you were born — the news running in the background while you made your first appearance in the world.
Where Were You When is a free birthday history tool from tinythings.fun. Enter your birth date and discover the major world events happening in the hours and days around when you were born — the news running in the background while you made your first appearance in the world.
Why we built it
Every date in history is somebody's birthday, and nobody told you what the world looked like on yours. We built this to make history personal — to give every birthdate a context, a set of events happening simultaneously in rooms you weren't in yet.
How to use it
Enter your birth date using the date picker.
Click 'find out'.
Read through the world events happening around the time you were born.
Share it with whoever was in the room when you arrived.
Questions
What is Where Were You When?
A free web tool from tinythings.fun where you enter your birthdate and discover the major world events happening around the time you were born.
How far back does it go?
The data covers major world events from the mid-20th century to the present.
Is the historical data accurate?
We use verified historical sources, but the tool is for discovery rather than academic research. Cross-reference anything you want to cite.