October 24, 1959, was a Saturday. It was 65 years and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.
Notable events that occurred on October 24, 1959:
The best-selling single on October 24, 1959 was "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "Pillow Talk".
This date was 23,770 days ago. Approximately 792 months have passed. It was the 297th day of 1959, in week 43. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 264 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Saturday, October 24, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Scorpio. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.
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. Halloween 1959 is quickly approaching.
In music, the song "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Pillow Talk 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 "You Bet Your Life", "Fury", "Wagon Train", and "Maverick". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Lassie", "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "Captain Pugwash", and "Leave It to Beaver".
Popular toys at the moment include Colorforms, Play-Doh, Metal House robots, and Crater Critters.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 24, 1959.
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Notable events that happened close to October 24, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
In October 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 October 24, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 24.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 24, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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