July 5, 1957, was a Friday. It was 67 years, 5 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.
The best-selling single on July 5, 1957 was "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone.
This date occurred 24,647 days ago. Approximately 822 months have passed. It was the 186th day of 1957, in week 27. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on July 5, 1957, are now 67 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 274 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is July 5, 1957, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The 4th of July celebrations in America have come and passed. The summer of 1957 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 "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone is the best-selling record at the moment.
Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and Harold Macmillan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "The Jack Benny Program", and "Sky King". 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 1957, so radio stations and jukeboxes are playing songs from singers such as Elvis Presley, Pat Boone, The Diamonds, Tab Hunter, Jimmy Dorsey, Guy Mitchell, Perry Como and Sonny James. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Tom and Jerry", "Father Knows Best", "The Gumby Show", and "The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show".
Children are playing with toys such as Foto-Electric Baseball, Spinning Tops, BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, and the Frisbee.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around July 5, 1957.
Television shows that people were watching in July 1957:
1957 saw the introduction of cars such as the Rambler Rebel, the Pontiac Bonneville, the Opel Rekord P1, the Mercury Colony Park, the Alfa Romeo 2000, and the Datsun 210.
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 1957.
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 July 5, 1963, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on July 5, 1957.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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