June 21, 1959, was a Sunday. It was 65 years, 4 months, and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.
The best-selling single on June 21, 1959 was "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "Ask Any Girl".
This date occurred 23,879 days ago. Approximately 796 months have passed. It was the 172nd day of 1959, in week 25. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on June 21, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 265 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is June 21, 1959, and it's a Sunday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Cancer. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week ahead.
The summer of 1959 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. In music, the song "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Ask Any Girl 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 "Gunsmoke", "Wagon Train", "Casey Jones", 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 Clark Gable would be still alive.
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Father Knows Best", "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole", "The Rifleman", and "Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown". Children are playing with toys such as Colorforms, Matchbox toy cars, Metal House robots, and Crater Critters.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on June 21, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around June 21, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
People in June 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:
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 June 21, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on June 21.
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Born on June 21, 1953
She turned 6 on this day in 1959.
Duke of Cambridge
Born on June 21, 1982
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.
American whistleblower
Born on June 21, 1983
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.
Ivorian footballer Deceased
Born on June 21, 1986
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on June 21, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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