1956
The Wizard of Oz was first seen on television
The movie was shown 18 times between 1956 and 1976
The film cost CBS $250,000 to show it the first time
1961
The Country Music Association inducted Jimmy Rodgers, Fred Rose & Hank Williams as its first class into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1962
Billboard magazine dropped the word “Western” from its Country & Western chart title
The list has been known as Hot Country Singles/Songs ever since
1990
Ice, Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice hit #1 on the pop singles chart
This was the first rap single EVER to top the pop chart
1992
Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton easily defeated President George Bush to win the Presidential election
It was 100% because Al Gore was on the ticket
2014
New York’s One World Trade Center opened for business, more than 13 years after the terrorist attacks that took down the Twin Towers
The Freedom Tower stands a very patriotic 1776 feet tall, with its height matching the year the Declaration of Independence was signed
-Tyler Jackson
