Klockrent! Jackson i Michigan är det.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson,_Michigan
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1. Döpt efter president Andrew Jackson.
En galning försökte skjuta honom men pistolerna ville inte fungera. Sen ryckte Davy Crockett in och säkrade gärningsmannen. Det var Guds försyn att fuktigheten gjorde vapnen obrukbara.
Citat:
On January 30, 1835, what is believed to be the first attempt to kill a sitting president of the United States occurred just outside the United States Capitol. When Jackson was leaving through the East Portico after the funeral of South Carolina Representative Warren R. Davis, Richard Lawrence, an unemployed house painter from England, aimed a pistol at Jackson, which misfired. Lawrence then pulled out a second pistol, which also misfired. Historians believe the humid weather contributed to the double misfiring. Jackson, infuriated, attacked Lawrence with his cane. Others present, including Davy Crockett, restrained and disarmed Lawrence.
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Afterwards, the pistols were tested and retested. Each time they performed perfectly. Many believed that Jackson had been protected by the same Providence that also protected their young nation. The incident became a part of Jacksonian mythos.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson
Andrew Jackson ersatte 1928 Grover Cleveland på 20-dollarsedeln. Finns en stad, drygt 100 mil söderut, som är döpt efter Cleveland - Cleveland i Mississippi.
Citat:
Andrew Jackson first appeared on the $20 bill in 1928. Although 1928 coincides with the 100th anniversary of Jackson's election as president, it is not clear why the portrait on the bill was switched from Grover Cleveland to Jackson.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_twenty-dollar_bill
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2. Detta syftade på Darth Vader. Rösten till Vader görs av James Earl Jones. Denne har bott i Jackson.
Citat:
James Earl Jones - stage and screen actor, lived here from the age of five with his maternal grandparents
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson,_Michigan#Notable_people
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3. Coney Island hot dog. Jackson anges som maträttens födelseplats. Finns dock andra uppgifter som motsäger detta.
Citat:
A Coney Island Hot Dog (or Coney Dog or Coney) is a hot dog in a bun topped with a savory meat sauce and sometimes other toppings. It is often offered as part of a menu of dishes of Greek origin and classic American 'diner' dishes and often at Coney Island restaurants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island_hot_dog
Citat:
A Coney Island is a type of restaurant that is popular in the northern United States, particularly in Michigan, as well as the name for the Coney Island hot dog after which the restaurant style is named.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island_(restaurant)
Videon med hunden som räddas ur en varm bil syftade på "Hot dog"
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4. Michael Jackson sjunger refrängen i sången. Jackson som i Jackson, Michigan då alltså.
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Du vinner cherry bombs, Coney Island hot dogs och av oklar anledning även denna fina låttext från introt till TV-serien
All in the family...
"Boy, the way Glen Miller played
Songs that made the Hit Parade
Guys like us, we had it made
Those were the days
Didn't need no welfare state
Everybody pulled his weight
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great
Those were the days
And you knew where you were then
Girls were girls and men were men
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again
People seemed to be content
Fifty dollars paid the rent
Freaks were in a circus tent
Those were the days"
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