January 11, 1956, was a Wednesday. It was 68 years, 10 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
The best-selling single on January 11, 1956 was "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
This date occurred 25,146 days ago. Approximately 838 months have passed. It was the 11th day of 1956, in week 02. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on January 11, 1956, are now 68 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1956 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. We have gone through approximately 279 seasons of weather since this date.
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The date is January 11, 1956, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The Christmas holiday season is long over, the decorations have been taken down, and a sense of normality has returned. 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 "The Jack Benny Program", "Our Miss Brooks", "The Danny Thomas Show", and "Annie Oakley". 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.
It's 1956, so radio stations and jukeboxes are playing songs from singers such as Elvis Presley, Nelson Riddle, The Platters, Gogi Grant, Les Baxter, Doris Day, Dean Martin and Kay Starr. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Humphrey Bogart would be still alive. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Crusader Rabbit", "Winky Dink and You", and "Lassie".
Children are playing with toys such as Foto-Electric Baseball, Mr. Potato Head, Matchbox toy cars, and Play-Doh.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 11, 1956.
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TV audiences were watching the following shows on January 11, 1956:
1956 saw the introduction of cars such as the 1957 Chevrolet, the Mercedes-Benz W105, the Studebaker Hawk, the Volvo Amazon, the Continental Mark II, and the Ford F-Series (third generation).
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1956.
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 January 11, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 11.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on January 11, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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