October 17, 1958, was a Friday. It was 66 years, 1 month, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
The best-selling single on October 17, 1958 was "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
This date occurred 24,142 days ago. Approximately 805 months have passed. It was the 290th day of 1958, in week 42. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on October 17, 1958, are now 66 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 268 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is October 17, 1958, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Libra. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. In music, the song "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards 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 Danny Thomas Show", "Perry Mason", and "Maverick". 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 1958, so radio stations and jukeboxes are playing songs from singers such as Domenico Modugno, The Everly Brothers, Elvis Presley, David Seville, Perez Prado, Billy Vaughn, Perry Como and The Champs. A new plastic toy called the "Hula Hoop" has become the latest fad. The hoop, which can be twirled around your waist and limbs, has exploded in popularity since July.
If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Buddy Holly would be still alive. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Mickey Mouse Club", "The Gumby Show", "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole", and "The Rifleman". Children are playing with toys such as Toy Guns, Colorforms, Matchbox toy cars, and Wooly Willy.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 17, 1958.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 17, 1958.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
People in October 1958 were watching the following TV series:
1958 saw the introduction of cars such as the Rambler American, the Chevrolet Impala, the Rover P5, the Mercedes-Benz W128, the Ford Galaxie, and the Renault Caravelle.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1958.
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 October 17, 1964, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 17.
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Born on October 17, 1989
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 17, 1958.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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