TIL that Doors frontman Jim Morrison, one of the most iconic figures of the 1960s counterculture, was the son of U.S. Navy Admiral George Stephen Morrison, commander of U.S. forces in the Gulf of Tonkin incident that jumpstarted America's involvement in the Vietnam War.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by A_Real_Standup_Guy t3_11ji4q6 in todayilearned
A_Real_Standup_Guy t1_it59ls8 wrote
Reply to TIL Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans), famous for the early 60's song and dance craze "The Twist", got his stage name from Dick Clark's wife as play on the name of another popular musician at the time Fats Domino. by big_macaroons
I don't know how I never made that connection.