October 17, 1955, was a Monday. It was 69 years, 1 month, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
The best-selling single on October 17, 1955 was "The Yellow Rose of Texas" by Mitch Miller.
This date occurred 25,238 days ago. Approximately 841 months have passed. It was the 290th day of 1955, in week 42. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on October 17, 1955, are now 69 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 280 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is October 17, 1955, and it's a Monday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Libra. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. In music, the song "The Yellow Rose of Texas" by Mitch Miller 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 Lone Ranger", "Sky King", "The Roy Rogers Show", and "Fury". 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. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Adventures of Superman", "Father Knows Best", "The Mickey Mouse Club", and "Captain Kangaroo".
Children are playing with toys such as Foto-Electric Baseball, BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, Mr. Potato Head, and Matchbox toy cars.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 17, 1955.
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People in October 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.
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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 October 17, 1961, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 17.
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Born on October 17, 1986
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.
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Born on October 17, 1989
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 17, 1955.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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