January 21, 1959, was a Wednesday. It was 65 years, 10 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
The best-selling single on January 21, 1959 was "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" by The Platters.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "Auntie Mame".
This date occurred 24,049 days ago. Approximately 802 months have passed. It was the 21st day of 1959, in week 04. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on January 21, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 267 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is January 21, 1959, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
In music, the song "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" by The Platters is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Auntie Mame 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 "You Bet Your Life", "Sky King", "The Danny Thomas Show", and "Gunsmoke". 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 Buddy Holly and Clark Gable would be still alive. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "Leave It to Beaver", "The Rifleman", and "Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown".
Children are playing with toys such as Spinning Tops, BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, Wooly Willy, and the Hula Hoop.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 21, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 21, 1959.
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People in January 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 January 21, 1965, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on January 21, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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