May 17, 1957, was a Friday. It was 67 years, 6 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
Notable events that occurred on May 17, 1957:
The best-selling single on May 17, 1957 was "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
This date occurred 24,662 days ago. Approximately 822 months have passed. It was the 137th day of 1957, in week 20. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on May 17, 1957, are now 67 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 274 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is May 17, 1957, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer of 1957 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished. In music, the song "All Shook Up" 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 George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "The Roy Rogers Show", "Gunsmoke", and "Fury". 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. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Tom and Jerry", "Adventures of Superman", "Winky Dink and You", and "The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show". Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Toy Guns, BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, and the Frisbee.
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People in May 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 May 17, 1963, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 17.
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National holidays and famous events that fall on May 17:
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on May 17, 1957.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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