August 2, 1955, was a Tuesday. It was 69 years, 3 months, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
The best-selling single on August 2, 1955 was "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets.
This date was 25,308 days ago. Approximately 844 months have passed. It was the 214th day of 1955, in week 31. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 69 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 281 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Tuesday, August 2, 1955. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. The summer of 1955 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September.
In music, the song "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets 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", "You Bet Your Life", "I Love Lucy", and "The Roy Rogers Show". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Crusader Rabbit", "Adventures of Superman", and "Winky Dink and You". Popular toys at the moment include Foto-Electric Baseball, Spinning Tops, Colorforms, and Matchbox toy cars.
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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.
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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 August 2, 1961, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 2, 1955.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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