December 20, 1957, was a Friday. It was 66 years, 10 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
The best-selling single on December 20, 1957 was "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley.
This date was 24,427 days ago. Approximately 814 months have passed. It was the 354th day of 1957, in week 51. The decade was the fifties. The start of 1958 was just 11 days away. People born on this day are currently 66 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 271 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Friday, December 20, 1957. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.
Christmas Day of 1957 is fast approaching and the excitement is building. Department stores are packed with Christmas shoppers, and people are meeting up with friends that they haven't seen in a while. 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.
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 "The Danny Thomas Show", "Gunsmoke", "Maverick", and "Casey Jones". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Crusader Rabbit", "Tom Terrific", "Captain Pugwash", and "The Woody Woodpecker Show". Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Play-Doh, the Frisbee, 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.
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 December 20, 1963, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 20.
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Born on December 20, 1966
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Born on December 20, 1983
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on December 20, 1957.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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