1954 The Lone Ranger was heard on radio for the final time after 2,956 episodes over a period of 21 years. The Lone Ranger would make a GREAT movie!! 1995 Both new NFL expansion teams, the Carolina Panthers & Jacksonville Jaguars, lost their first games Carolina lost to Atlanta 23-20 (OT), and Jacksonville lost to [...]
According to new data from nameberry.com, violent baby names are on the rise as Americans choose names like “Magnum,” “Shooter” and “Caliber”. Names inspired by knives, intimidating movie stars, tough girls and warriors have also spiked. The most popular of the macho monikers is “Gunner,” which 1,500 U.S. babies received last year. Gunner means “bold [...]
1901 Theodore Roosevelt said his most famous quote today: "Speak softly and carry a big stick" Then-Vice President Roosevelt said this quote in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair 1969 NBC canceled Star Trek The show had debuted on September 8, 1966 1995 In Cleveland, OH, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and [...]
Chris Young recently shared the album title and cover for his fifth studio album due out on November 13th! Young says that the lead single "I'm Comin Over" is a great introduction for his upcoming album and can't wait to share it with his fans. Chris will also be kicking off his I’m Comin’ Over [...]
1972 America’s Bobby Fischer beat Russia’s Boris Spassky to become world chess champion The chess match took place in Reykjavik, Iceland 1985 The Titanic was found by Dr. Robert Ballard and Jean Louis Michel in a joint U.S. and French expedition The wreck site is located 963 miles northeast of New York and 453 miles [...]
There's a new website called RoadSnacks.net, and they're clearly not here to make friends. Because they just released a list of the ten WORST places to live in America. The results are based on FBI statistics, with the criteria being things like unemployment rates, income versus cost of living, education spending, and crime rates. [...]
A veteran who worked for a minor league baseball team in Florence, Kentucky was fired because he stopped taking tickets during the National Anthem. The 69-year-old man worked as a ticket taker for the Florence Freedom. He was fired because he paused from taking tickets when the National Anthem was played. The team’s owner said [...]
Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett will be hitting the road together during the 14th annual CMT on Tour this fall. They're also bringing along Danielle Bradbery! Both Eldredge and Rhett have new albums set for release in September. Who's excited to see what these two funny guys will have in store for us?! See the [...]
1981 Royals manager Jim Frey was fired and replaced by Dick Howser Howser managed the Royals to the 1985 World Series championship 1997 Princess Diana and her companion Dodi al-Fayed were killed in a car accident in Paris 2005 Toby Keith announced that he was starting his own label named Show Dog Nashville Records As of August [...]
Four-Day School Week for Better Academic Scores? According to a new study… a four-day school week leads to better academic scores. Researchers compared fourth-grade reading and fifth-grade math test scores from a program in Colorado for students who participated in a four-day school week versus those who attended a traditional five-day school week. They found [...]