August 24, 1959, was a Monday. It was 65 years, 3 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
August 24, 1959 relates to a fictional event in a movie, book, game, or television series.
The best-selling single on August 24, 1959 was "The Three Bells" by The Browns.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "North by Northwest".
This date was 23,862 days ago. Approximately 795 months have passed. It was the 236th day of 1959, in week 35. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 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.
It is Monday, August 24, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
The summer of 1959 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. In music, the song "The Three Bells" by The Browns is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie North by Northwest 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 "Gunsmoke", "Fury", "Have Gun - Will Travel", and "77 Sunset Strip".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole", "The Rifleman", and "Clutch Cargo". Popular toys at the moment include Tiny Tears (doll), Matchbox toy cars, Wooly Willy, and the Frisbee.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 24, 1959.
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Notable events that happened close to August 24, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
In August 1959, TV audiences were watching the following 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 August 24, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 24.
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Born on August 24, 1965
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.
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Born on August 24, 1968
She was born exactly 9 years after this date.
Australian actress
Born on August 24, 1990
She was born exactly 31 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 24, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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