July 8, 1959, was a Wednesday. It was 65 years, 5 months, and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.
The best-selling single on July 8, 1959 was "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "The Nun's Story" was at the top of the box office on July 8, 1959.
This date was 23,909 days ago. Approximately 797 months have passed. It was the 189th day of 1959, in week 28. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 266 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Wednesday, July 8, 1959. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The 4th of July celebrations in America have come and passed. 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 The Nun's Story 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 "What's My Line?", "The Jack Benny Program", "The Danny Thomas Show", and "77 Sunset Strip". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "The Gumby Show", "The Ruff and Reddy Show", and "The Rifleman". Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Toy Guns, Matchbox toy cars, and the Hula Hoop.
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The following TV shows were popular in July 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.
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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 July 8, 1965, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on July 8, 1959.
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