August 5, 1957, was a Monday. It was 67 years, 4 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
The best-selling single on August 5, 1957 was "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley.
This date occurred 24,611 days ago. Approximately 820 months have passed. It was the 217th day of 1957, in week 32. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on August 5, 1957, are now 67 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 273 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is August 5, 1957, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
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 "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley 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 Jack Benny Program", "Gunsmoke", and "Tonight Starring Jack Paar". 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 "Looney Tunes", "Adventures of Pow Wow", "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", and "The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show". Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Spinning Tops, Matchbox toy cars, and the Frisbee.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 5, 1957.
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Television shows that people were watching in August 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 August 5, 1963, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 5.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 5, 1957.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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