August 8, 1957, was a Thursday. It was 67 years, 4 months, and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
The best-selling single on August 8, 1957 was "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley.
This date was 24,608 days ago. Approximately 820 months have passed. It was the 220th day of 1957, in week 32. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 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.
It is Thursday, August 8, 1957. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. 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. 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. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "What's My Line?", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "The Jack Benny Program", and "Sky King".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Lassie", "Adventures of Pow Wow", "Captain Kangaroo", and "The Gumby Show". Popular toys at the moment include Dimestore soldiers, Tonka trucks, Foto-Electric Baseball, and Wooly Willy.
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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 8, 1963, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 8, 1957.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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