December 17, 1957, was a Tuesday. It was 66 years, 11 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
The best-selling single on December 17, 1957 was "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley.
This date occurred 24,446 days ago. Approximately 815 months have passed. It was the 351st day of 1957, in week 51. The decade was the fifties. The end of 1957 was just 14 days away. People who were born on December 17, 1957, are now 66 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 272 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is December 17, 1957, and it's a Tuesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The Christmas season of 1957 is in full swing. People are putting up their decorations and festive songs are playing on the radio.
In music, the song "Jailhouse Rock" 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 "What's My Line?", "The Jack Benny Program", "Sky King", and "Have Gun - Will Travel".
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 "Crusader Rabbit", "Lassie", "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", and "The Woody Woodpecker Show". Children are playing with toys such as Spinning Tops, Roy Rogers Plastic Figures, Matchbox toy cars, and Metal House robots.
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People in December 1957 were watching the following TV series:
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 December 17, 1963, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on December 17, 1957.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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