April 28, 1955, was a Thursday. It was 69 years, 6 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
The best-selling single on April 28, 1955 was "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Bill Hayes.
This date was 25,403 days ago. Approximately 847 months have passed. It was the 118th day of 1955, in week 17. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 69 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 282 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the fifties.
It is Thursday, April 28, 1955. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. The summer of 1955 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise.
In music, the song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Bill Hayes is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and Sir Anthony Eden is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It's 1955, so radio stations and jukeboxes are playing songs from artists such as Perez Prado, Bill Haley & His Comets, Mitch Miller, Roger Williams, Les Baxter, Bill Hayes, The Four Aces, The McGuire Sisters and Pat Boone.
In fashion, women are sporting chemise dresses, sheaths, sack dresses and straight-cut suits. Short boxy jackets and shift dresses are also beginning to become popular. Meanwhile, a lot of men are sporting a "Teddy Boy" style that involves leather jackets, greased-back hair, extremely narrow trousers and velvet-collared jackets. Men are also wearing formal suits as daywear. Tailfins on cars are extremely popular at the moment. The design looks futuristic, almost like a rocket or the twin rudders on the back of an airplane. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as James Dean would be still alive.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Colgate Comedy Hour", "I Love Lucy", and "My Little Margie". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Adventures of Superman", "Winky Dink and You", and "Lassie". Popular toys at the moment include Foto-Electric Baseball, Tiny Tears (doll), BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, and Colorforms.
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In April 1955, TV audiences were watching the following series:
1955 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Thunderbird, the Chevrolet Task Force, the Ford Fairlane, the Pontiac Safari, the Ford Squire, and the Peugeot 403.
If you were a kid on April 28, 1955, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1955.
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If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out April 28, 1961, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 28.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on April 28, 1955.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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