February 1, 1959, was a Sunday. It was 65 years, 10 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
The best-selling single on February 1, 1959 was "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" by The Platters.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Some Came Running" was at the top of the box office on February 1, 1959.
This date occurred 24,066 days ago. Approximately 802 months have passed. It was the 32nd day of 1959, in week 05. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on February 1, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 267 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is February 1, 1959, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week 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.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "You Bet Your Life", "Have Gun - Will Travel", and "Rawhide". 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. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "The Gumby Show", "Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown", and "Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks".
Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Foto-Electric Baseball, Fisher Price Little People, and Crater Critters.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on February 1, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around February 1, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in February 1959:
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.
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 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 February 1, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 1.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on February 1, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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