January 3, 1959, was a Saturday. It was 65 years, 10 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
What happened on January 3, 1959?
The best-selling single on January 3, 1959 was "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" by The Chipmunks and David Seville.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Auntie Mame" was at the top of the box office on January 3, 1959.
This date occurred 24,068 days ago. Approximately 802 months have passed. It was the 3rd day of 1959, in week 01. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on January 3, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 267 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is January 3, 1959, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are currently enjoying their weekend.
People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays. In music, the song "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" by The Chipmunks and David Seville 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 "Sky King", "Tonight Starring Jack Paar", "Casey Jones", and "77 Sunset Strip". 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.
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Crusader Rabbit", "Heckle and Jeckle", and "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole". Children are playing with toys such as Tiny Tears (doll), Play-Doh, the Hula Hoop, and Crater Critters.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 3, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 3, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in January 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 January 3, 1965, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on January 3, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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