July 8, 1956, was a Sunday. It was 68 years, 3 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.
The best-selling single on July 8, 1956 was "The Wayward Wind" by Gogi Grant.
This date was 24,958 days ago. Approximately 832 months have passed. It was the 190th 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 277 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Sunday, July 8, 1956. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the days ahead.
The 4th of July celebrations in America have come and passed. 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 "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "Sky King", "Annie Oakley", and "Fury".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Crusader Rabbit", "Adventures of Superman", "Adventures of Pow Wow", and "Captain Kangaroo". Popular toys at the moment include Dimestore soldiers, Tonka trucks, Roy Rogers Plastic Figures, and Matchbox toy cars.
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The following TV shows were popular in July 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).
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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 July 8, 1962, instead.
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