Songwriter and performer David Seville chose the names for the “stars” of his 1958 hit record.
Simon and Alvin were named for two executives at Liberty Records, Simon Waronker and Al Bennett.
Theodore was named for Ted Keep, the recording engineer.
NBC’s “Meet the Press” has been running since November 20, 1947 and is the longest-running national television series. It celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1987.
Charlie Brown’s father was a Barber.
There are no fixed rules that only royalty or noted public leaders may be interred in Westminster Abbey. The decision rests solely in the hands of the deans of the Abbey.
Born Ernest Evans, Chubby Checker chose his stage name as an homage to Fats Domino.
Part of the reason for the orientation of buttons on clothing is custom. Men usually dressed themselves, and because most men are right-handed, buttoning from the right made sense. Women were more often dressed by maids, and maids found it easier to work from their right, the wearer’s left.
In 1921, the 320-pound silent comedy star and former Keystone Kop allegedly caused the death of a young starlet, Virginia Rappe, fiancee of the director of some of Arbuckle’s films. At a wild party in San Francisco, Rappe went into convulsions, supposedly the result of a sexual assault by Arbuckle. She died a few days…