January 21, 1956, was a Saturday. It was 68 years and 11 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
The best-selling single on January 21, 1956 was "Memories Are Made of This" by Dean Martin.
This date occurred 25,172 days ago. Approximately 839 months have passed. It was the 21st day of 1956, in week 03. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on January 21, 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. 280 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is January 21, 1956, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. 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.
In music, the song "Memories Are Made of This" by Dean Martin 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 George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "The Jack Benny Program", "The Roy Rogers Show", and "The Danny Thomas Show".
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. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Tom and Jerry", "Lassie", and "Mighty Mouse Playhouse". Children are playing with toys such as Toy Guns, Roy Rogers Plastic Figures, Play-Doh, and Wooly Willy.
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People in January 1956 were watching the following TV series:
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:
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 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 21, 1962, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on January 21, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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