April 11, 1956, was a Wednesday. It was 68 years, 8 months, and 12 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.
The best-selling single on April 11, 1956 was "The Poor People of Paris" by Les Baxter.
This date occurred 25,093 days ago. Approximately 836 months have passed. It was the 102nd day of 1956, in week 15. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on April 11, 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. We have gone through approximately 279 seasons of weather since this date.
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The date is April 11, 1956, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer of 1956 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise. In music, the song "The Poor People of Paris" by Les Baxter 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 "The Gene Autry Show", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "Annie Oakley", 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. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Tom and Jerry", "Winky Dink and You", "Father Knows Best", and "Captain Kangaroo".
Children are playing with toys such as Tonka trucks, Tiny Tears (doll), Colorforms, and Matchbox toy cars.
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TV audiences were watching the following shows on April 11, 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 April 11, 1962, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on April 11, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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