October 24, 1956, was a Wednesday. It was 68 years and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.
The best-selling single on October 24, 1956 was "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley.
This date was 24,859 days ago. Approximately 829 months have passed. It was the 298th day of 1956, in week 43. 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 Wednesday, October 24, 1956. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Scorpio. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
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 Jack Benny Program", "Sky King", "The Danny Thomas Show", and "Annie Oakley". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Crusader Rabbit", "Lassie", "The Mickey Mouse Club", and "The Gumby Show". Popular toys at the moment include Dimestore soldiers, Toy Guns, Matchbox toy cars, and Play-Doh.
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In October 1956, TV audiences were watching the following 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:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
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 24, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 24.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 24, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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