This Day In History – June 1

1961 Radio listeners in New York, California, and Illinois were introduced to FM multiplex stereo broadcasting. This shortly became the radio standard  1980 Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station. and then lastly... 2009 General Motors filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. This made GM the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection.  -Tyler Jackson

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Are You “Keeping Up With the Joneses?”

Here are the results of a new survey on the average age when people hit different major milestones in life.   First kiss . . . age 15.   Buying your first car . . . age 22.   Getting engaged . . . age 25.   Getting married and buying your first place . [...]

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Man Proposes at Wedding

An Iowa woman whose boyfriend proposed to her at her sister’s wedding defended his move...  saying it was her idea. A picture of the proposal was uploaded to Reddit on Monday under the headline, “Any girl's wedding nightmare”. The post attracted more than 1,500 comments mostly people slamming the guy. But the woman says it [...]

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92 Year Old Woman Becomes Oldest person to Finish Marathon!

This woman is our hero! A 92-year-old North Carolina woman named Harriette Thompson has become the oldest woman to finish a marathon when she finished in 7 hours 24 minutes and 36 seconds.Thompson said, “I don’t consider myself special. It’s just that I’m 92. All you have to do is get to 90 and you [...]

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This Day In History – May 28

1928 Chrysler Corporation merged with Dodge Brothers, Inc. These days, they're now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and they're the seventh largest automobile manufacturer in the world!  1959 Able and Baker survived a trip into space from a launch at Cape Canaveral, FL! Able and Baker were monkeys! 1987 Whitney Houston released her album Whitney Day....um! and then lastly... One year [...]

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Did You Pay Too Much for Your Wedding?

Slate.com has a calculator that shows how much money you'd have if you'd taken your wedding budget and INVESTED it instead.  Did you pay too much for your wedding? Find out for yourself here!

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This Day In History – May 27

1968 After 48 years as coach of the Chicago Bears, George Halas retired. George Halas is why the Bears still wear the initials GSH on their sleeves!  1969 Construction of Walt Disney World began in Florida. It's the happiest place on earth!!   1995 In Charlottesville, VA, Christopher Reeve was paralyzed after being thrown from his horse [...]

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K9 Cop Saves Police Officer!

A Mississippi cop dragged into the woods by three attackers was saved by his trusted dog partner.The deputy says he pulled over last week to check on a car when he noticed the man in the front seat appeared to be passed out and the lights were off.Two men appeared nearby and distracted him as [...]

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