July 4, 1956, was a Wednesday. It was 68 years, 5 months, and 18 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.
What happened on July 4, 1956?
The best-selling single on July 4, 1956 was "The Wayward Wind" by Gogi Grant.
Independence Day 1956 was 25,008 days ago. Approximately 834 months have passed. It was the 186th day of 1956, in week 27. 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. The Earth has experienced 278 seasons of weather since then.
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Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Wednesday, July 4, 1956. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
America is celebrating the 4th of July, which means that fireworks are being set off and families are holding barbeques together. 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 "The Wayward Wind" by Gogi Grant 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 "What's My Line?", "The Jack Benny Program", "I Love Lucy", and "The Roy Rogers Show".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Winky Dink and You", "Lassie", "Adventures of Pow Wow", and "Mighty Mouse Playhouse". Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Spinning Tops, BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, and Roy Rogers Plastic Figures.
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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).
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1956.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on July 4, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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