May 24, 1955, was a Tuesday. It was 69 years, 5 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
The best-selling single on May 24, 1955 was "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" by Pérez Prado and His Orchestra.
This date was 25,378 days ago. Approximately 846 months have passed. It was the 144th day of 1955, in week 21. 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 take a walk down memory lane.
It is Tuesday, May 24, 1955. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Gemini. 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", "The Gene Autry Show", "The Jack Benny Program", and "Life with Elizabeth". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Tom and Jerry", "Crusader Rabbit", and "Adventures of Superman". Popular toys at the moment include Foto-Electric Baseball, Spinning Tops, Pitchin' Pal, and Matchbox toy cars.
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In May 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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1955:
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.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out May 24, 1961, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 24.
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Born on May 24, 1989
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.
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Born on May 24, 1999
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on May 24, 1955.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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