May 16, 1955, was a Monday. It was 69 years, 7 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
The best-selling single on May 16, 1955 was "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" by Pérez Prado and His Orchestra.
This date was 25,423 days ago. Approximately 847 months have passed. It was the 136th day of 1955, in week 20. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 69 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 282 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Monday, May 16, 1955. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
The summer of 1955 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 "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" by Pérez Prado and His Orchestra 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 Lone Ranger", "What's My Line?", "The Colgate Comedy Hour", and "My Little Margie". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Tom and Jerry", "Crusader Rabbit", and "Lassie".
Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Foto-Electric Baseball, Toy Guns, and Mr. Potato Head.
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TV audiences were watching the following shows on May 16, 1955:
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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1955:
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1955.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out May 16, 1961, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on May 16, 1955.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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