February 29, 1956, was a Wednesday. It was 68 years, 8 months, and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.
The best-selling single on February 29, 1956 was "Lisbon Antigua" by Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra.
This date occurred 25,097 days ago. Approximately 837 months have passed. It was the 60th day of 1956, in week 09. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on February 29, 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. 279 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the fifties.
The date is February 29, 1956, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Pisces. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
In music, the song "Lisbon Antigua" by Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra 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 Ed Sullivan Show", "The Gene Autry Show", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", and "Our Miss Brooks".
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 "Adventures of Superman", "Winky Dink and You", "Lassie", and "Mighty Mouse Playhouse". Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Toy Guns, Spinning Tops, and Matchbox toy cars.
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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 February 29, 1956, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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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.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on February 29, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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