January 28, 1956, was a Saturday. It was 69 years, 3 months, and 30 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
Notable events that occurred on January 28, 1956:
The best-selling single on January 28, 1956 was "Memories Are Made of This" by Dean Martin.
This date was 25,323 days ago. Approximately 844 months have passed. It was the 28th day of 1956, in week 04. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 69 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1956 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 281 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the fifties.
It is Saturday, January 28, 1956. 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. 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.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "What's My Line?", "The Cisco Kid", "You Bet Your Life", and "Fury". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Tom and Jerry", "Father Knows Best", "The Mickey Mouse Club", and "Captain Kangaroo". Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, Matchbox toy cars, and Play-Doh.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 28, 1956.
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Notable events that happened close to January 28, 1956.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
In January 1956, TV audiences were watching the following 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).
If you were a kid on January 28, 1956, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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 28, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 28.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on January 28, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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