December 31, 1959, was a Thursday. It was 64 years, 10 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
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The best-selling single on December 31, 1959 was "Why" by Frankie Avalon.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "Solomon and Sheba".
New Year's Eve 1959 occurred 23,687 days ago. Approximately 790 months have passed. It was the 365th day of 1959, in week 53. The decade was the fifties. It was the last day of the year. People who were born on December 31, 1959, are now 64 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 263 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the fifties.
The date is December 31, 1959, and it's a Thursday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Capricorn. It's New Year's Eve, and everyone is wondering what the year 1960 will bring.
The fifties are drawing to a close, and a new decade awaits. In music, the song "Why" by Frankie Avalon is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Solomon and Sheba 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 "The Jack Benny Program", "Tonight Starring Jack Paar", "Perry Mason", and "The Twilight Zone". 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.
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Colonel Bleep", "The Ruff and Reddy Show", "Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks", and "Dennis the Menace". Children are playing with toys such as Tonka trucks, Spinning Tops, Matchbox toy cars, and the Hula Hoop.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 31, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 31, 1959.
In December 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 31.
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National holidays and famous events that fall on December 31:
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on December 31, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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