Give someone the front page of the day they arrived. We set the real events of their birth date in vintage type and write the lead story about them.
Pick their birth date and the page fills with what actually happened — the news, the sport, the science, the culture. The year also sets the era of the paper, so a 1958 page reads and looks like 1958, not like today.
Their name goes in the headline and their story runs above the fold, written in the tone you choose, from warm to wry to formal.
Year-dated editions also carry the record that topped the charts that week and the film that led the box office, taken from real chart and box-office records rather than invented.
A 40th, 50th, 60th, 80th — the further back the date, the stranger and more charming the page. Looking at the world someone was born into is a very different gift from a card that says the number.
Their name and their birth date. A photo and a few details about them are optional and make the lead story sharper.
Send a private reveal link so they unwrap the edition online with your note attached, or download the page and give it your own way.
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The lead story is about the birthday person. Everything around it is the real news of the day they were born, plus the chart and box-office records for that week when the year is known.
Yes, and the year matters too. The month and day decide which events fill the page; the year sets the era the paper is written and styled in.
The story questions are optional and skippable. With just a name and a date you still get a full front page and a lead story about them.
No. It is a new page composed today from real events of that date, made to look and read like a paper of the period. It is not an archival reproduction.
Yes. Upload an image under 3MB and it runs with the lead story in vintage print. You confirm you have the right to use the person's details and photo before the page is typeset.
Yes. A recent date has plenty of news on it; the page just reads as a modern paper rather than a period one.