October 20, 1956, was a Saturday. It was 68 years, 1 month, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
The best-selling single on October 20, 1956 was "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley.
This date was 24,869 days ago. Approximately 829 months have passed. It was the 294th day of 1956, in week 42. 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. 276 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Saturday, October 20, 1956. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Libra. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. Halloween 1956 is quickly approaching.
In music, the song "Hound Dog" 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 "The Lone Ranger", "You Bet Your Life", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", and "Fury". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Tom and Jerry", "Adventures of Pow Wow", and "Heckle and Jeckle". Popular toys at the moment include Tiny Tears (doll), Feed the Elephant, Matchbox toy cars, and Play-Doh.
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People in October 1956 were watching the following TV series:
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 October 20, 1962, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 20, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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