January 24, 1959, was a Saturday. It was 65 years, 9 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
The best-selling single on January 24, 1959 was "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" by The Platters.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "Auntie Mame".
This date was 24,043 days ago. Approximately 801 months have passed. It was the 24th day of 1959, in week 04. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 267 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Saturday, January 24, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.
In music, the song "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" by The Platters is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Auntie Mame is at the top of the box office. 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 1959, so radio stations and jukeboxes are playing hit songs from artists such as Johnny Horton, Bobby Darin, Lloyd Price, Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, The Browns, The Fleetwoods and Wilbert Harrison.
If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Buddy Holly and Clark Gable would be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Fury", "Have Gun - Will Travel", "Perry Mason", and "77 Sunset Strip". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Crusader Rabbit", "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "Tom Terrific", and "Captain Pugwash".
Popular toys at the moment include Play-Doh, Metal House robots, Fisher Price Little People, and Crater Critters.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 24, 1959.
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Notable events that happened close to January 24, 1959.
In January 1959, TV audiences were watching the following series:
1959 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Falcon, the Chevrolet El Camino, the BMW 700, the Mini, the Buick Electra, and the Studebaker Lark.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1959:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1959.
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 January 24, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 24.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on January 24, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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