October 2, 1959, was a Friday. It was 65 years, 2 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
The best-selling single on October 2, 1959 was "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "That Kind of Woman" was at the top of the box office on October 2, 1959.
This date was 23,820 days ago. Approximately 794 months have passed. It was the 275th day of 1959, in week 40. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 265 seasons of weather since then.
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The first episode of The Twilight Zone aired on this day. Wow, October 2nd has quite the signficant in pop culture for the 1950s with Peanuts being at the start of the 50s and The Twilight Zone at the end of the 50s.
Posted on Oct 2, 2024 22:43
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Friday, October 2, 1959. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. In music, the song "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny is the best-selling record at the moment.
Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie That Kind of Woman 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 "Wagon Train", "Bonanza", "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", and "The Twilight Zone". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Huckleberry Hound Show", "The Rifleman", "Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown", and "Snooper and Blabber". Popular toys at the moment include Foto-Electric Baseball, Tiny Tears (doll), Fisher Price Little People, and Crater Critters.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 2, 1959.
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Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in October 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.
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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 October 2, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 2.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 2, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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