August 16, 1957, was a Friday. It was 67 years and 4 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
The best-selling single on August 16, 1957 was "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley.
This date was 24,594 days ago. Approximately 820 months have passed. It was the 228th day of 1957, in week 33. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 67 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 273 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Friday, August 16, 1957. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Leo. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.
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 "You Bet Your Life", "The Jack Benny Program", "Gunsmoke", and "Fury". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Crusader Rabbit", "Father Knows Best", and "The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show". Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Toy Guns, Spinning Tops, and Wooly Willy.
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TV audiences were watching the following shows on August 16, 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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1957:
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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 16, 1963, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 16, 1957.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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