August 12, 1956, was a Sunday. It was 68 years, 3 months, and 10 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
The best-selling single on August 12, 1956 was "My Prayer" by The Platters.
This date was 24,939 days ago. Approximately 831 months have passed. It was the 225th 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.
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It is Sunday, August 12, 1956. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the days ahead.
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 Ed Sullivan Show", "The Jack Benny Program", "Sky King", and "The Danny Thomas Show". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Crusader Rabbit", "The Mickey Mouse Club", and "Captain Kangaroo".
Popular toys at the moment include Tiny Tears (doll), Colorforms, Feed the Elephant, and Matchbox toy cars.
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TV audiences were watching the following shows on August 12, 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).
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 August 12, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 12.
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Born on August 12, 1999
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.
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Born on August 12, 2001
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 12, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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