January 28, 1959, was a Wednesday. It was 65 years, 9 months, and 9 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
The best-selling single on January 28, 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 "Some Came Running".
This date was 24,024 days ago. Approximately 801 months have passed. It was the 28th day of 1959, in week 05. 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 go back to the fifties.
It is Wednesday, January 28, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
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 Some Came Running 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 "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Sky King", "Tonight Starring Jack Paar", and "Perry Mason". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Heckle and Jeckle", "Tom Terrific", "Colonel Bleep", and "The Rifleman".
Popular toys at the moment include Dimestore soldiers, Colorforms, the Frisbee, and Metal House robots.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 28, 1959.
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Notable events that happened close to January 28, 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.
If you were a kid on January 28, 1959, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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 28, 1965, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on January 28, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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