March 11, 1956, was a Sunday. It was 68 years, 8 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.
The best-selling single on March 11, 1956 was "Lisbon Antigua" by Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra.
This date occurred 25,085 days ago. Approximately 836 months have passed. It was the 71st day of 1956, in week 10. The decade was the fifties. Daylight saving time (DST) started in the United States and Canada on March 11, 1956, as the clocks went forward by one hour. People who were born on March 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 March 11, 1956, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Pisces. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week ahead.
Spring is creeping in, and the evenings are starting to get brighter. 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 Lone Ranger", "The Cisco Kid", "The Jack Benny Program", 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. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Tom and Jerry", "Crusader Rabbit", "Lassie", and "Mighty Mouse Playhouse".
Children are playing with toys such as Toy Guns, Tiny Tears (doll), Roy Rogers Plastic Figures, and Wooly Willy.
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TV audiences were watching the following shows on March 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:
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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.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out March 11, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 11.
Entrepreneur / record executive
Born on March 11, 1953
He turned 3 on this day in 1956.
Child actress Deceased
Born on March 11, 1958
She was born exactly 2 years after this date.
Stunt performer
Born on March 11, 1971
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on March 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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