May 17, 1956, was a Thursday. It was 68 years, 11 months, and 18 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
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The best-selling single on May 17, 1956 was "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley.
This date occurred 25,189 days ago. Approximately 840 months have passed. It was the 138th day of 1956, in week 20. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on May 17, 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 280 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is May 17, 1956, and it's a Thursday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. The summer of 1956 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished.
In music, the song "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley 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", "You Bet Your Life", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", and "The Roy Rogers 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 "Winky Dink and You", "Father Knows Best", "Adventures of Pow Wow", and "The Gumby Show". Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Foto-Electric Baseball, Toy Guns, and BAS-KET Miniature Basketball.
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People in May 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:
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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 May 17, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 17.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on May 17, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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