December 21st, 1955

Born on December 21st, 1955.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Jane Kaczmarek: Actress.

Take me back to December 21st, 1955!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is December 21st, 1955, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. Christmas Day of 1955 is fast approaching and the excitement is building. Department stores are thronged with Christmas shoppers.

In music, the song "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford 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 "What's My Line?", "The Gene Autry Show", "Our Miss Brooks", and "Gunsmoke".

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.

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Crusader Rabbit", "Winky Dink and You", "The Mickey Mouse Club", and "Captain Kangaroo". Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Colorforms, Feed the Elephant, and Mr. Potato Head.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 21st, 1955.

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  Christmas 1955 is days away.

  Christmas 1955 was just days away. The decorations were up, festive music was playing on the radio, people were buying last-minute presents for their loved ones, and stores were packed with shoppers. Schools, colleges, and non-retail businesses were also beginning to close for the holiday season.

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  Tailfins on cars.

  Tailfins on cars were a popular style around this time. The design looked futuristic, almost like the twin rudders on the back of an airplane.

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  Movies from 1955.

  The most popular movies of 1955 included Cinerama Holiday, Mister Roberts, Battle Cry, "Oklahoma!", Guys and Dolls, Lady and the Tramp, and Picnic.

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  1955 in music.

  The radio stations in 1955 were dominated by 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.

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  Harlow Curtice.

  General Motors President Harlow Curtice was named the Time Person of the Year in 1955 after his company became the first US company to earn US$1 billion in a single year.

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  Rock and roll.

  In the mid-1950s, a new music genre called "Rock and Roll" began to take off.

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  Panty raids are all the rage on college campuses.

  Panty raids were a popular college prank at the time. Large groups of male students would "raid" the living quarters of their female counterparts and then steal their underwear as proof that the raid had been successful. These raids took place during a time when colleges had curfews and men were forbidden from entering female dormitories.

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  Poodle skirts are a thing.

  Women and young girls were wearing wide, unrestricted felt skirts called "poodle skirts." These were solid-colored skirts that had a design or a logo. In many cases, the design was an image of a poodle or a cat.

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  Greasers.

  A youth subculture called "greasers" emerged during the 1950s and early 1960s. The style included greased-back hairstyles, work pants, and denim or leather jackets.

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  The Jukebox.

  The jukebox was at the height of its popularity. Teenagers and young adults would often hang out at local restaurants and diners and listen to the latest songs.

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  Men are getting "DA haircuts".

  The "DA haircut" was extremely popular among men. The cut consisted of a combed-back hairstyle that was parted down the middle at the back. "DA" stood for "Duck's Ass," which is what many people liked to call the style.

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  Sock hops.

  Sock hops were informal dance events for teenagers. The name originated from the fact that many of these dances required participants to remove their shoes. This is because sock hops were often held in high school gymnasiums, and the organizers didn't want scuff marks on the floors.

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  Capitalism vs Communism.

  The ideological clash between capitalism and communism heated up during the 1950s. It was during this period that a "Cold War" started between the United States and the Soviet Union. In the US, there were fears that Soviet spies had infiltrated all parts of society, including Hollywood.

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  The economy is booming.

  The world was recovering from World War II. Many countries witnessed an economic boom during this decade. Unemployment was low, consumerism increased, mortgages were cheap, and governments started to invest in infrastructure such as highways. For many, this was the "golden age" of the economy.

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  Rotary phones.

  Almost everyone had rotary phones in the 1950s. However, the heavier metal dial components were being phased out and replaced with plastic.

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  More and more people are buying television sets.

  More and more households were buying TV sets. In 1950, 20% of homes had a television. By the end of the decade, that figure had risen to 90%.

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  Polio cases are high.

  Cases of Polio were particularly high, and outbreaks were common. In the United States, the disease peaked in 1952, with nearly 60,000 cases and 3,145 deaths. It wasn't until 1955 that a national immunization program started and cases began to drop.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 67 years, 9 months, and 6 days have passed since December 21st, 1955.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 51 of 1955.
• Leap Year: 1955 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on December 21st, 1955, are now 67 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1955 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 21st, 1955.

• December 1st, 1955: Activist Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to white passengers.
• December 5th, 1955: The Montgomery bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama.
• December 7th, 1955: UK politics: Clement Attlee resigns as leader of the Labour Party after 20 years in charge.
• December 10th, 1955: The first episode of "Mighty Mouse Playhouse" is broadcast on CBS.
• December 15th, 1955: Johnny Cash releases his single "Folsom Prison Blues".
• This date: December 21st, 1955
• December 26th, 1955: NFL: The Cleveland Browns defeat the Los Angeles Rams 38-14 to win the 1955 NFL Championship Game.
• January 1st, 1956: 124 people are killed after a crowd crush occurs at the Yahiko Shrine in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
• January 5th, 1956: It is announced that Hollywood actress Grace Kelly is engaged to Monaco's Prince Rainier.
• January 8th, 1956: Five Evangelical Christian missionaries from the United States are killed by the Huaorani people of the rain forest of Ecuador.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 21st, 1955, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1955 was the year of the Goat (Yin Metal).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
• Native American Zodiac: December 21st, 1955 falls under the Owl.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
• Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

Photos of 1950s fashion.

Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1955.

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.

Were you born on this date?

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 December 21st, 1961, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on December 21st, 1955 was most likely conceived around March 30th, 1955.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 21st, 1955 is close to September 12th, 1956.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about December 21st, 1955.

• 24,753 days have passed since this date.
• 3,536 weeks have passed.
• 2,138,655,600 seconds have passed since December 21st, 1955.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,495,098,200 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,103,546,289,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 356,442,600 times.
• You have taken approximately 183,924,382 steps. That's roughly 81,744 miles!
• Since this date, 25,663,867 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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