May 23, 1951, was a Wednesday. It was 73 years, 5 months, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
The best-selling single on May 23, 1951 was "How High the Moon" by Les Paul and Mary Ford.
This date occurred 26,830 days ago. Approximately 894 months have passed. It was the 143rd day of 1951, in week 21. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on May 23, 1951, are now 73 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 298 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is May 23, 1951, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Gemini. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer of 1951 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished. In music, the song "How High the Moon" by Les Paul and Mary Ford is the best-selling record at the moment. Harry S. Truman is the President of the United States, and Clement Attlee is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Suspense", "The Lone Ranger", and "The Cisco Kid". In fashion, women are sporting the popular "The New Look" by Christian Dior. This formal style includes rounded shoulders, a full-skirted silhouette and a tight waist. Meanwhile, men are beginning to follow a new "Teddy Boy" trend that involves greased-back hair, extremely narrow trousers and velvet-collared jackets. In Asia, the Korean War is raging on between South Korea and North Korea.
It's 1951, so radio stations and jukeboxes are playing songs from artists such as Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Les Paul, Rosemary Clooney, Mary Ford, Mario Lanza, The Weavers, Perry Como and Patti Page. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Tom and Jerry", "Jim and Judy in Teleland", and "Crusader Rabbit". Children are playing with toys such as Tonka trucks, Foto-Electric Baseball, Tiny Tears (doll), and Butch the Pup Toy.
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In May 1951, TV audiences were watching the following series:
1951 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Country Squire, the Hudson Hornet, the Ford Zephyr, the Renault Frégate, the Mercedes-Benz W187, and the BMW 501.
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1951.
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Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 23, 1951.
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