Canada has the lowest population density of the G8 nations.
In Back to the Future, Marty McFly fed his father George the line “I’m your destiny” to give to Marty’s mother, Lorraine; nervous, George flubbed it as “I’m your density.”
Though Joan of Arc is known as the Maid of Orleans, she was actually from the province of Lorraine.
Joan of Arc isn’t from Arc, either. Her father’s surname was “D’arc,” which can be translated at “of Arc.” However, it’s possible that her father was actually named “Darc” and the apostrophe added centuries after his death. Joan never used the surname in either form in her lifetime, testifying that she used her mother’s maiden name (though not making things clear – her mother was listed with two – “Romee” and “de Vouthon,” as well as “D’arc”). She also referred to herself as “la Pucelle” (meaning “The Maiden”).
Since 1912, it has been a tradition of the French Navy that the main school ship for officers be named Jeanne d’Arc. The name was also used by a helicopter cruiser recently decommissioned by the Marine Nationale.
Gene Kelly was born in 1912. His most famous musical, Singin’ in the Rain, is widely considered the best movie musical of all time.
Boston’s Fenway Park opened on April 20, 1912, but to only muted public attention, due to the sinking of RMS Titanic just five days earlier. The site of the Red Sox’ previous home field, Huntington Avenue Grounds, is now most of the Northeastern University campus, although a statue of Cy Young can be found between buildings on the former site of the pitchers’ mound.
Boston University’s football stadium is Nickerson Field. It occupies the site of Braves Field, which was used by the National League team that was based in “Beantown” before moving to Milwaukee and, subsequently, Atlanta.
The Boston Braves rented Fenway Park from the Red Sox for the 1914 World Series because of its higher seating capacity than their own South End Grounds (that was the year of the “Miracle Braves”, who came back to win the pennant despite being in last place on July 4). The Red Sox in turn rented then-new Braves Field for the 1915 and 1916 World Series for the same reason.
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Southie (starring Donnie Wahlberg of NKotB), Good Will Hunting, and The Departed are three films that prominently feature the South Boston accent.
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Cecil George Harris was a Saskatchewan farmer who died in a tractor accident in 1948. He was pinned by the tractor for several hours, alone. With a pocket knife he scratched into the fender: “In case I die in this mess, I leave all to the wife. Cecil Geo Harris”
The fender was admitted into probate by the Saskatchewan Surrogate Court as a valid holograph will.
The fender and the knife are on permanent display in the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan.
One of the seven man-made wonders of Saskatchewan – designated by the University of Saskatchewan – is Danceland, at Manitou Beach. The historic dance hall was built in 1928. The hall is famous for the original dance floor made of maple, while the floor is suspended on a cushion of horsehair.
Built in 1878, Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, TX is the oldest continually running dance hall in Texas. Gruene Hall (say “green”) is near San Marcos and between San Antonio and Austin.
Personal note: Been there, sucked on a Shiner Bock while listnin’ to a nice band. Didn’t dance, though. A cool place, old wood and all, in a small town.
ETA: here is their web site.
Howdy, I’m fixin’ to go back there one day.
Steel Pier was a 1997 musical about a 1933 Atlantic City dance marathon by Kander & Ebb (the team responsible for the huge hits Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Chicago among other shows). It was a critical and box office disappointment and ran only 2 months, but it was the Broadway debut of Kristen Chenoweth who went on to become a major star.
Peter Criss, the original drummer of Kiss, is one of many male survivors of breast cancer.
The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
Marlboro is a small town in Windham County, Vermont. It hosts the Marlboro Music Festival each summer, often drawing nationally-known musicians. Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Pablo Casals, James Levine and Yo-Yo Ma are famous past performers.
At about 5’ 4", James Madison was the shortest President of the United States.