September 17, 1955, was a Saturday. It was 69 years, 2 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
The best-selling single on September 17, 1955 was "The Yellow Rose of Texas" by Mitch Miller.
This date occurred 25,269 days ago. Approximately 842 months have passed. It was the 260th day of 1955, in week 37. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on September 17, 1955, are now 69 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 281 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is September 17, 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.
Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves. The earthy smells of autumn have started to fill the air. 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 "I Love Lucy", "The Roy Rogers Show", "The Danny Thomas Show", and "Annie Oakley". 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.
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Adventures of Superman", "Lassie", "Father Knows Best", and "Adventures of Pow Wow". Children are playing with toys such as Tonka trucks, Spinning Tops, BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, and Matchbox toy cars.
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People in September 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 September 17, 1961, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 17.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on September 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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