February 17, 1959, was a Tuesday. It was 65 years, 10 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
The best-selling single on February 17, 1959 was "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Auntie Mame" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 24,050 days ago. Approximately 802 months have passed. It was the 48th day of 1959, in week 08. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on February 17, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 267 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is February 17, 1959, and it's a Tuesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. Valentine's Day of 1959 has just passed.
In music, the song "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price 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.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Jack Benny Program", "The Danny Thomas Show", "Maverick", and "77 Sunset Strip". 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 Clark Gable would be still alive. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Captain Kangaroo", "Leave It to Beaver", and "The Ruff and Reddy Show".
Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Toy Guns, Spinning Tops, and Tiny Tears (doll).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on February 17, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around February 17, 1959.
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People in February 1959 were watching the following TV 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.
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 17, 1965, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on February 17, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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