01. Michael Jackson was born on a street that was named ‘Jackson Street’
It’s hard to believe that the proclaimed “King of Pop” wasn’t born on a different planet that breeds icons, but he was indeed brought up from humble beginnings on planet Earth. Before “Michael Jackson” became a household name, he was Michael Joseph Jackson, and he was born in Gary, Indiana on August 29, 1958.
It seems as though life has a very punny sense of humor, as he grew up on Jackson Street. It seemed as though he was destined to become a musical figure seeing as his mother, Katherine Esther Jackson, played clarinet and piano, and his father, Joe Jackson, played guitar with a local rhythm and blues band.