January 3, 1956, was a Tuesday. It was 68 years, 10 months, and 20 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
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The best-selling single on January 3, 1956 was "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
This date occurred 25,162 days ago. Approximately 839 months have passed. It was the 3rd day of 1956, in week 01. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on January 3, 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. The Earth has experienced 280 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is January 3, 1956, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays.
In music, the song "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford 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 "Sky King", "The Danny Thomas Show", "Gunsmoke", and "Fury".
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. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Adventures of Superman", "Lassie", "Adventures of Pow Wow", and "Captain Kangaroo". Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Foto-Electric Baseball, Colorforms, and Matchbox toy cars.
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Television shows that people were watching in January 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).
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
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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 January 3, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 3.
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She was born exactly 47 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on January 3, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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