A man in Washington lost 130 pounds so he could join the Army.The man has always dreamed of serving his country but he previously weighed more than 350 pounds.His dream came true after he met an Army Sergeant who helped him train and lose 130 pounds. That was enough for him to enlist in the [...]
1958 The first gold record album was presented by the Recording Industry Association of America. It went to the Oklahoma! soundtrack The honor signified that the album had reached one million dollars in sales. (A gold single also represents sales of 500,000 records) 1985 Playboy and Penthouse magazines went on sale with nude pictures of Madonna. and then... 2013 Country singer Steve Wariner asked [...]
A guy was hiking in Wales this weekend when a thunderstorm broke out. So he used his selfie stick to get a photo of himself in the storm . . . but it got struck by a bolt of LIGHTNING and KILLED him. Read more here!
1956 Johnny Cash made his first appearance on Grand Ole Opry. 1981 President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor for the Supreme Court. She became the first female justice to serve! 1999 Hicham El Guerrouj from Morocco was in track competition at the Golden Gala Track Meet at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy when he set the world record in [...]
An Iowa woman donated a kidney to her husband of 50 years. He had been undergoing dialysis treatments for about a year, and was waiting for a kidney donation for about five years. Their son says his mother stepped up because she didn’t want her husband to wait another year, while suffering with dialysis. Read [...]
A 101-year-old man from South Dakota is competing in this year’s National Senior Games. The man is the oldest athlete in the competition that will take place in Minneapolis through July 15th. He is competing in discus, javelin, shotput and softball throwing events. The man first competed in 1985. He will turn 102 next month. [...]
1984 Michael Jackson and his brothers started their Victory Tour in Kansas City, Missouri’s Arrowhead Stadium. The tour turned out to be a victory for the Jacksons when the nationwide concert tour concluded months later 2009 Charles Kelley from Lady Antebellum's married Nashville publicist Cassie McConnell in the Bahamas. Happy sixth anniversary to these love birds! and then lastly.. A [...]
1962 Wal-Mart Discount City opened in Rogers, Arkansas. It was the first Walmart store. 1964 It was on this day that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. This law made it no longer legal in the United States to discriminate against others because of their race. It is still in effect, with discrimination because [...]
A study looked at information from drinking social app, BARTRENDr, and its 700,000 users, to get their opinions on the most popular beer and liquor brands by state. Bud Light came out on top as the American king of beers, as the favorite beer in 33 states. However, people in Utah prefer the state-made Polygamy [...]
It's here! The official Country Stampede "Arrest Report"! Hopefully you're not one of the 27 who ended up in jail... Read the arrest report here!