The Definitive Ranking of the 50 States
Thrillist.com ranked the states based on everything from food to people to contributions to plain old prettiness...how did Kansas rank? Find out here!
World’s Ugliest Dog
The World’s Ugliest Dog contest was held this past Friday in Petaluma, California. The top prize went to 10-year-old Quasi Modo, a mutt with spinal birth defects that has left her slightly hunchbacked. The pit bull-Dutch shepherd mix and her owner took home a whopping $1,500 prize, beating out 25 other dogs. Read more and [...]
This Day In History – June 25
1951 In New York, the first regular commercial color TV transmissions were presented on CBS using the CBS Color System. The public did not own color TV's at the time. 1999 Adam Sandler’s Big Daddy opened up in theaters It made $41.54 million the first weekend. and then lastly... 2009 Six years ago already! Michael Jackson passed away! [...]
The Do’s & Dont’s of Country Stampede
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. [...]
This Day In History – June 24
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 [...]
This Day In History – June 23
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, [...]
This Day In History – June 22
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 [...]
What Does it Take to be a Victoria’s Secret Model?
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 [...]
Tyler and Megan Talk to Wayne Rouse- President and Founder of Country Stampede
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!
This Day In History – June 19
1978 Happy birthday to Garfield! 41 newspapers throughout the United States were the lucky first-time readers of the brand-new Garfield comic strip created by talented cartoonist, Jim Davis There are now over 220 million folks who read Garfield every day in over 2500 newspapers worldwide. 1989 Batman premiered! and then lastly... One year ago 2014 [...]