The snow has melted, the leaves are green, it's hot outside and the calendar has come full-circle -- it's officially Country Stampede time here in Manhattan! If you're NOT headed out to Tuttle Creek State Park for the twentieth installment of The Biggest Party On The Planet this weekend, be sure to stay indoors. [...]
1922 The American Professional Football Association took on a new name... ...they decided to name themselves the National Football League! 1953 John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier announced their engagement! They were wed on September 12,1953, and stayed married until he was assassinated in 1962. 1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama was released. This song is a true southern rock [...]
1961 The Antarctic Treaty, signed by twelve nations in 1959, finally took effect on this day. The twelve original signers of the treaty were Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. The treaty guaranteed that the continent of Antarctica would be used for peaceful, [...]
1985 People magazine had an interesting story in the week’s issue. It took a death count in Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo flick, finding that there were 44 people killed directly. The people at People figured out that this was an average of one person being killed every 2.1 minutes. 1990 Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium 2014 A cease-fire in Ukraine was endorsed by Russian President [...]
~~Little Big Town members Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook were profiled this weekend on "CBS Sunday Morning With Charles Osgood". The segment also captured some iconic moments from the foursome’s career including their induction into the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium as well as a visit to Wayne Kirkpatrick’s [...]
Victoria’s Secret requires all its Angels to be 5ft 9in tall and have 24in waists, and that’s just the start of it. The main target for the Angels is to have a sub-18 percent body fat. A healthy, fit woman will have between 21 and 24 percent body fat. Athletes will have between 14 and [...]
It's officially Country Stampede Week!!! Tyler and Megan in the Morning talk to Wayne Rouse- President and Founder of the Kicker Country Stampede about this weekend's 20th Anniversary! We are super PUMPED for the party of the year!
