May 21, 1955, was a Saturday. It was 69 years, 7 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
The best-selling single on May 21, 1955 was "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" by Pérez Prado and His Orchestra.
This date occurred 25,418 days ago. Approximately 847 months have passed. It was the 141st day of 1955, in week 20. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on May 21, 1955, are now 69 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 282 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is May 21, 1955, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Gemini. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.
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.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "What's My Line?", "The Jack Benny Program", and "The Danny Thomas Show". 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. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Crusader Rabbit", "Adventures of Superman", and "Father Knows Best".
Children are playing with toys such as Tonka trucks, Pitchin' Pal, Feed the Elephant, and Matchbox toy cars.
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People in May 1955 were watching the following TV 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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
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.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on May 21, 1955.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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