KIXS FM 108 » history http://kixs.com The Country Leader Mon, 20 May 2013 12:37:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gordon Stoker–Tenor Singer with The Jordanaires–Passes at 88 http://kixs.com/gordon-stoker-tenor-singer-with-the-jordanaires-passes-at-88/ http://kixs.com/gordon-stoker-tenor-singer-with-the-jordanaires-passes-at-88/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:27:59 +0000 Skeeter Nash http://kixs.com/?p=145173 Gordon Stoker, tenor singer for Country Music Hall of Fame vocal group the Jordanaires, died Wednesday morning, March 27, 2013, at Alive Hospice in Nashville. He was 88.

The Jordanaires’ harmonies can be heard on some of the most famous recordings from the 1960s and early ‘70s, particularly the Elvis Presley classics “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight,” and “It’s Now or Never.”

]]> http://kixs.com/gordon-stoker-tenor-singer-with-the-jordanaires-passes-at-88/feed/ 0 March 28th In Country Music History http://kixs.com/march-28th-in-country-music-history/ http://kixs.com/march-28th-in-country-music-history/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:55:27 +0000 Skeeter Nash http://kixs.com/?p=145154 1975: Dolly Parton racked up her fifth number one hit with "The Bargain Store."  The song's success was considered a surprise because some radio stations refused to play it.  They felt the lyrics -- "the bargain store is open, come inside"—were a little too “suggestive!"

1980: Tom T. Hall rejoined the Grand Ole Opry.

1993: Willie Nelson performed a benefit concert in Hillsboro, Texas to raise money for the restoration of Hill County Courthouse, which had been destroyed by fire.

]]> http://kixs.com/march-28th-in-country-music-history/feed/ 0 Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images This Day in History for January 5 — Golden Gate Bridge Construction Begins, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-january-5-golden-gate-bridge/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-january-5-golden-gate-bridge/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:39:18 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=153398 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1643: The first legal divorce in the American colonies takes place (more info)

1925: Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-january-5-golden-gate-bridge/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images This Day in History for January 1 — Emancipation Proclamation Signed, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-january-1-emancipation-proclamation-signed/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-january-1-emancipation-proclamation-signed/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:16:24 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=153228 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1863: President Abraham Lincoln signs the final Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebelling states (more info)

1934: Alcatraz Island becomes a United States federal prison (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-january-1-emancipation-proclamation-signed/feed/ 0 Library of Congress This Day in History for December 31 — Times Square Celebrates, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-31-times-square-celebrates/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-31-times-square-celebrates/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:23:20 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=153160 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1879: Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time (more info)

1907: The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square -- then known as Longacre Square -- in New York City (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-31-times-square-celebrates/feed/ 0 This Day in History for December 25 — 'White Christmas' Premieres, and More http://kixs.com/white-christmas-premieres/ http://kixs.com/white-christmas-premieres/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:27:21 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=153003 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1066: William the Conqueror is crowned King of England (more info)

1776: George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River, hoping to surprise a Hessian force celebrating Christmas at their winter quarters in Trenton, New Jersey (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/white-christmas-premieres/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive, Getty Images This Day in History for December 21 — Pilgrims Hit Plymouth Rock, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-21-pilgrims-hit-plymouth-rock-and-more/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-21-pilgrims-hit-plymouth-rock-and-more/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:05:58 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152910 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1620: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts (more info)

1898: Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-21-pilgrims-hit-plymouth-rock-and-more/feed/ 0 'Landing of the Pilgrims,' by Michele Felice Cornè, the White House Historical Association This Day in History for December 20 — Elvis Drafted Into Army, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-20-elvis-drafted-into-army-and-more/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-20-elvis-drafted-into-army-and-more/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:41:19 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152853 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1803: The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans (more info)

1860: South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-20-elvis-drafted-into-army-and-more/feed/ 0 Keystone/Getty Images This Day in History for December 19 — House Impeaches Bill Clinton, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-19-house-impeaches-bill-clinton-and-more/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-19-house-impeaches-bill-clinton-and-more/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:47:37 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152795 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1776: Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in the Pennsylvania Journal titled 'The American Crisis' (more info)

1777: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-19-house-impeaches-bill-clinton-and-more/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive/Getty Images This Day in History for December 17 — Wright Brothers' First Flight, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-17-wright-brothers-first-flight-and-more/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-17-wright-brothers-first-flight-and-more/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:37:56 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152665 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1903: Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make history's first successful flight in a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft (more info)

1944: The U.S. Army announces the end of its policy of holding Japanese-Americans in internment camps, allowing "evacuees" to return home (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-17-wright-brothers-first-flight-and-more/feed/ 0 This Day in History for December 14 — George Washington Dies, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-14-george-washington-dies-and-more/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-14-george-washington-dies-and-more/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:11:41 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152537 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1799: President George Washington dies at the age of 67 (more info)

1903: The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-14-george-washington-dies-and-more/feed/ 0 Three Lions/Getty Images This Day in History for December 13 — Saddam Hussein Captured, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-13-saddam-hussein-captured/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-13-saddam-hussein-captured/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:23:55 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152463 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1577: Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage (more info)

1862: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside in a decisive loss for the Union army (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-13-saddam-hussein-captured/feed/ 0 Getty Images This Day in History for December 12 — Stolen Mona Lisa Recovered, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-12-stolen-mona-lisa-recovered-and-more/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-12-stolen-mona-lisa-recovered-and-more/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:49:44 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152398 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1901: Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi succeeds in sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean (more info)

1913: Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece 'The Mona Lisa' is recovered inside Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia's hotel room in Florence (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-12-stolen-mona-lisa-recovered-and-more/feed/ 0 iStockphoto This Day in History for December 11 — Bernie Madoff Arrested, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-11-bernie-madoff-arrested/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-11-bernie-madoff-arrested/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:07:04 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152344 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1941: Following the American declaration of war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Germany and Italy declare war on the United States (more info)

1946: The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-11-bernie-madoff-arrested/feed/ 0 Hiroko Masuike, Getty Images This Day in History for December 10 — First Heisman Trophy Awarded, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-10-first-heisman-trophy-awarded/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-10-first-heisman-trophy-awarded/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:03:16 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152268 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1898: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the Spanish-American War (more info)

1901: The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-10-first-heisman-trophy-awarded/feed/ 0 Chris Trotman/Getty Images This Day in History for December 8 — John Lennon Killed, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-8-john-lennon-killed-and-more/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-8-john-lennon-killed-and-more/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 15:03:15 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152215 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1863: President Abraham Lincoln offers his conciliatory plan for reunification of the United States with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (more info)

1980: Music icon John Lennon is murdered by a mentally unstable fan in front of the Dakota apartment building in New York City (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-8-john-lennon-killed-and-more/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive, Getty Images This Day in History for December 5 — End of Prohibition, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-5-end-of-prohibition-and-more/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-5-end-of-prohibition-and-more/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:27:20 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151981 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1848: In a message before Congress, President James K. Polk sparks the Gold Rush when he confirms that large amounts of the precious metal had been discovered in California (more info)

1933: The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, bringing an end to the prohibition of alcohol in America (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-5-end-of-prohibition-and-more/feed/ 0 Keystone/Getty Images This Day in History for December 4 — U.S. Joins the U.N., and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-4-u-s-joins-the-u-n-and-more/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-4-u-s-joins-the-u-n-and-more/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:19:52 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151849 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1875: Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees the country (more info)

1918: President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first U.S. president to travel to Europe while in office (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-4-u-s-joins-the-u-n-and-more/feed/ 0 Chris Jackson/Getty Images This Day in History for December 3 — Illinois Becomes a State, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-3-illinois-becomes-a-state-and-more-2/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-3-illinois-becomes-a-state-and-more-2/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:03:34 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151687 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1818: Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state (more info)

1964: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California-Berkeley following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building to demonstrate against the regents' decision to forbid protests on U.C. property (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-3-illinois-becomes-a-state-and-more-2/feed/ 0 WIkimedia Commons This Day in History for December 1 — Rosa Parks Arrested, and More http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-1-rosa-parks-arrested/ http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-1-rosa-parks-arrested/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:04:55 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151597 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1824: Congress acts to decide a presidential election for the first time in history, giving the presidency to John Quincy Adams (more info)

1913: The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line, reducing the time needed to build a car from 12 hours to just under three (more info)

]]> http://kixs.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-1-rosa-parks-arrested/feed/ 0 Montgomery Police Department