May 21, 1956, was a Monday. It was 68 years and 6 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
The best-selling single on May 21, 1956 was "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley.
This date occurred 25,021 days ago. Approximately 834 months have passed. It was the 142nd day of 1956, in week 21. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on May 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. 278 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is May 21, 1956, and it's a Monday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Gemini. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
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 Ed Sullivan Show", "You Bet Your Life", "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", "Adventures of Superman", "Captain Kangaroo", and "The Gumby Show".
Children are playing with toys such as BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, Feed the Elephant, Matchbox toy cars, and Wooly Willy.
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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:
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 May 21, 1962, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on May 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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