June 12, 1956, was a Tuesday. It was 68 years, 6 months, and 2 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
The best-selling single on June 12, 1956 was "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley.
This date was 25,022 days ago. Approximately 834 months have passed. It was the 164th day of 1956, in week 24. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 68 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1956 had 366 days because it was a leap year. We have gone through approximately 278 seasons of weather since this date.
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It is Tuesday, June 12, 1956. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. The summer of 1956 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September.
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. 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 "You Bet Your Life", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "Sky King", and "Gunsmoke". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Tom and Jerry", "Adventures of Pow Wow", "The Mickey Mouse Club", and "Captain Kangaroo". Popular toys at the moment include Foto-Electric Baseball, BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, Matchbox toy cars, and Play-Doh.
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TV audiences were watching the following shows on June 12, 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).
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1956:
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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 June 12, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on June 12.
US President Deceased
Born on June 12, 1924
He turned 32 on this day in 1956.
Canadian clinical psychologist
Born on June 12, 1962
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.
TV personality Deceased
Born on June 12, 1980
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on June 12, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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