May 22, 1959, was a Friday. It was 65 years, 6 months, and 12 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
People who were born on this exact date:
The best-selling single on May 22, 1959 was "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "Some Like It Hot".
This date was 23,937 days ago. Approximately 798 months have passed. It was the 142nd day of 1959, in week 21. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 266 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Friday, May 22, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Gemini. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.
The summer of 1959 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished. In music, the song "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Some Like It Hot 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 Clark Gable would be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Danny Thomas Show", "Wagon Train", "77 Sunset Strip", and "Rawhide".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Mickey Mouse Club", "Captain Pugwash", "Leave It to Beaver", and "The Rifleman". Popular toys at the moment include Toy Guns, Spinning Tops, the Frisbee, and Metal House robots.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 22, 1959.
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People in May 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.
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 May 22, 1965, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on May 22, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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