August 10, 1956, was a Friday. It was 68 years, 4 months, and 12 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
The best-selling single on August 10, 1956 was "My Prayer" by The Platters.
This date was 24,971 days ago. Approximately 832 months have passed. It was the 223rd day of 1956, in week 32. 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 277 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Friday, August 10, 1956. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.
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 "My Prayer" by The Platters 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 Lone Ranger", "You Bet Your Life", "I Love Lucy", and "Fury". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Adventures of Superman", "Winky Dink and You", and "Father Knows Best".
Popular toys at the moment include Toy Guns, Feed the Elephant, Roy Rogers Plastic Figures, and Play-Doh.
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The following TV shows were popular in August 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 August 10, 1962, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 10, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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