Bing Crosby first sang “White Christmas” in the movie “Holiday Inn”.
The original Holiday Inn was named after the Bing Crosby movie as a joke by the architect.
The name Holiday Inn was coined by the architect that designed a hotel for Kemmons Wilson, who founded the chain when he was disappointed in the quality and consistency of accommodation available along the roads during a trip to DC. It was intended as a joke, but the name stuck.
A bit late, that’s what I get for wordsmithing.
The main character in How I Met Your Mother is Ted Mosby, who turned to teaching Architecture after failing as an Architect.
Washington D.C’s Union Station is the second busiest train station in the United States, after Penn Station in New York.
Union Station in St Louis is where the famous “Dewey Defeats Truman” photo was taken.
After leaving office, US President Harry Truman refused any corporate positions or paid endorsements on the grounds that they would devalue the presidency.
The Truman Show was a movie starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, and Ed Harris.
The character of Dill in “To Kill a Mockingbird” was based on Harper Lee’s childhood friend Truman Capote.
Truman Capote wrote In Cold Blood. In 1967, Robert Blake had the leading role in the movie.
Rob Blake, hockey defenceman for the San Jose Sharks, is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won a World Championship, a Stanley Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal during his career.
The Doors took their name from poet William Blake, who metaphorically referred to our eyes as “the doors of perception.”
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William Blake is a character in the Orson Scott Card Novel “Seventh Son.”
Orson Scott Card won Hugo and Nebula awards in consecutive years for the novels Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead.
The Crab Nebula was first observed in 1731 by John Bevis.
Crab Louis Salad is also called the King of Salads.
The movie “Attack of the Crab Monsters” co-starred Russell Johnson, who played The Professor on Gilligan’s Island.
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island is a movie about the Harlem Globetrotters visiting Gilligan’s Island.
The Harlem Globetrotters have been beaten by teams including Michigan State, UTEP, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All Stars. They were even beaten once by the New Jersey Reds (aka Washington Generals).
The Globetrotters played their first game in Harlem in 1968, almost 40 years after the team was formed.
The first number ever retired by the Harlem Globetrotters was 13, Wilt Chamberlain’s number.