August 27, 1955, was a Saturday. It was 69 years, 2 months, and 8 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
The best-selling single on August 27, 1955 was "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets.
This date occurred 25,272 days ago. Approximately 842 months have passed. It was the 239th day of 1955, in week 34. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on August 27, 1955, are now 69 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 281 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the fifties.
The date is August 27, 1955, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. 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 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. 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.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Gene Autry Show", "You Bet Your Life", "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", "Tom and Jerry", "Adventures of Superman", and "Father Knows Best".
Children are playing with toys such as Foto-Electric Baseball, Spinning Tops, Colorforms, and Feed the Elephant.
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In August 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 August 27, 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.
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 27, 1961, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 27, 1955.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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