August 30, 1955, was a Tuesday. It was 69 years, 3 months, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
The best-selling single on August 30, 1955 was "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets.
This date was 25,317 days ago. Approximately 844 months have passed. It was the 242nd day of 1955, in week 35. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 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.
It is Tuesday, August 30, 1955. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. The summer of 1955 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner.
Labor Day weekend is a few days away, which means that many Americans are planning barbecues and other social gatherings. 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 "What's My Line?", "The Colgate Comedy Hour", "You Bet Your Life", and "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Tom and Jerry", "Winky Dink and You", and "Father Knows Best".
Popular toys at the moment include Dimestore soldiers, Foto-Electric Baseball, Spinning Tops, and Pitchin' Pal.
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Notable events that happened close to August 30, 1955.
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 30, 1955, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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 August 30, 1961, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 30, 1955.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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