August 28, 1959, was a Friday. It was 65 years, 3 months, and 25 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
The best-selling single on August 28, 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 23,858 days ago. Approximately 795 months have passed. It was the 240th 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 go back to the fifties.
It is Friday, August 28, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.
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 "The Jack Benny Program", "Wagon Train", "Casey Jones", and "77 Sunset Strip".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Tom and Jerry", "Father Knows Best", "Captain Pugwash", and "Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown". Popular toys at the moment include Dimestore soldiers, Play-Doh, the Frisbee, and Metal House robots.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 28, 1959.
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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.
If you were a kid on August 28, 1959, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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 28, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 28.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 28, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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