Alison Penner won meet and greets for Joe Nichols by naming those 5 songs ... 

Another chance to win those meet and greets Monday! 

 

 

Friday June 24th


today in history

1497
John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.

1604
Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
First guy to bring a gun to battle. Yipes!

1880
First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français.

1904
In recognition of 30 years of loyal service, King Edward VII conferred the right to use the prefix "Royal" on the Mounted Police, so that it became officially known as the Royal North-West Mounted Police.

1916
Canadian Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract.

1984
Clarence Campbell dies at age 78; National Hockey League President for 31 years, from 1946 to 1977; born in Fleming Sask.; a Rhodes Scholar who captained the hockey team while at Oxford, Campbell refereed at the 1928 Olympic lacrosse final and officiated in the NHL for 155 scheduled games before joining the Canadian Army. In March 1955, his suspension of Maurice Richard in the playoffs led to a riot in Montreal. Campbell was responsible for bringing in the All-Star game in 1947, the NHL Pension Fund in 1948 and establishing the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1960.

2008
Tim McGraw pulls a fan on stage while performing "Indian Outlaw" at the White River Amphitheater in Auburn, Washington, kicking him out of the concert for allegedly attacking a female fan. Camera-phone footage is spread across the Internet
 



Birthdays

-11- The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines marries actor Adrian Pasdar at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas following a Chicks concert. To celebrate, the couple hits the casinos and wins $740

Legenday boxer Jack Dempsey was born today in 1895. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records, including the first million dollar gate.