August 7, 1957, was a Wednesday. It was 67 years, 3 months, and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
The best-selling single on August 7, 1957 was "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley.
This date occurred 24,571 days ago. Approximately 819 months have passed. It was the 219th day of 1957, in week 32. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on August 7, 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 7, 1957, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
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", "What's My Line?", "The Danny Thomas Show", and "Gunsmoke". 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 Superman", "Captain Kangaroo", and "The Gumby Show". Children are playing with toys such as Tiny Tears (doll), Matchbox toy cars, Wooly Willy, and the Frisbee.
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The following TV shows were popular 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.
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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 7, 1963, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 7, 1957.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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