August 11, 1959, was a Tuesday. It was 65 years, 4 months, and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
The best-selling single on August 11, 1959 was "A Big Hunk o' Love" by Elvis Presley.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Anatomy of a Murder" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 23,875 days ago. Approximately 796 months have passed. It was the 223rd day of 1959, in week 33. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on August 11, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 265 seasons of weather since this date.
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The date is August 11, 1959, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. 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 "A Big Hunk o' Love" by Elvis Presley is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Anatomy of a Murder 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", "Gunsmoke", "Wagon Train", 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. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Tom and Jerry", "Heckle and Jeckle", "The Ruff and Reddy Show", and "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole".
Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Foto-Electric Baseball, Wooly Willy, and the Hula Hoop.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 11, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 11, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
TV audiences were watching the following shows on August 11, 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 August 11, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 11.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 11, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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