August 28, 1956, was a Tuesday. It was 68 years, 2 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
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The best-selling single on August 28, 1956 was "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley.
This date was 24,926 days ago. Approximately 831 months have passed. It was the 241st day of 1956, in week 35. 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. 277 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the fifties.
It is Tuesday, August 28, 1956. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. The summer of 1956 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner.
Labor Day weekend is a few days away, which means that many Americans are planning barbecues and other social gatherings. 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 "What's My Line?", "Sky King", "The Danny Thomas Show", and "Gunsmoke". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Winky Dink and You", "The Mickey Mouse Club", and "Captain Kangaroo".
Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Foto-Electric Baseball, Feed the Elephant, and Play-Doh.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 28, 1956.
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In August 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).
If you were a kid on August 28, 1956, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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 August 28, 1962, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 28.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 28, 1956.
Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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