The first American Girl birthday of 2019 is well, on January 1! Today is Melody's birthday. She was born this day in 1954, which makes her 65 today!

This year for the extra feature, I decided to dig in to the past a little bit and show you guys what was going on on the doll's birth date.

Top song on January 1, 1954: Oh! My Papa by Eddie Fisher

Top movie: How To Marry A Millionaire

A loaf of bread cost: 17 cents