KLUB 106.9 The Rock » Today in History http://1069therock.com The Best Classic Rock & The Best New Rock Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Let's Celebrate 50 Years of Bret Michaels With Some Embarrassingly Awesome Photos http://1069therock.com/bret-michaels-old-photo/ http://1069therock.com/bret-michaels-old-photo/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:29:09 +0000 Chris Illuminati http://guyspeed.com/?p=121494 Bret Michaels, the former leader of Poison, winner of 'Celebrity Apprentice' and driving force behind all those awesome seasons of 'Rock of Love' turns 50 years old today.

]]> http://1069therock.com/bret-michaels-old-photo/feed/ 0 This Day in History — Paul McCartney Released From Tokyo Jail After Nine Days http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-paul-mccartney-tokyo-jail-marijunan/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-paul-mccartney-tokyo-jail-marijunan/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:00:11 +0000 Jackie Mancini http://guyspeed.com/this-day-in-history-paul-mccartney-tokyo-jail-marijunan/ On this day in 1980, Paul McCartney was finally released after nine days in a Tokyo jail, following his arrest for attempting to walk through the Tokyo airport customs with a half pound of weed during his tour with Wings. 

]]> http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-paul-mccartney-tokyo-jail-marijunan/feed/ 0 Getty Images This Day in History — First Can of Beer is Sold http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-first-canned-beer-sold/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-first-canned-beer-sold/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:00:20 +0000 Jackie Mancini http://guyspeed.com/this-day-in-history-first-canned-beer-sold/ It's almost the weekend, which is my favorite time to crack open a can of...well, if I'm honest, these days it's usually PBR. Times are tough, but not as tough as they probably were before this day in 1935, when the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivered it's first batch of 2,000 cans of Krueger's Finest Beer and Cream Ale to one of my favorite cities in America: the dirty river city of Richmond, VA.

]]> http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-first-canned-beer-sold/feed/ 0 Getty Images This Day in History — China Discovered Feathered Dinosaurs http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-feathered-dinosaurs/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-feathered-dinosaurs/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:00:23 +0000 Jackie Mancini http://guyspeed.com/?p=102864 I'll never forget the feeling I had on January 22, 2003, when I learned that Chinese scientists had found dinosaur fossils with four feathered wings. That feeling was: awesome.

]]> http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-feathered-dinosaurs/feed/ 0 This Day in History for December 3 — Illinois Becomes a State, and More http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-3-illinois-becomes-a-state-and-more-2/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-3-illinois-becomes-a-state-and-more-2/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:01:34 +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://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-3-illinois-becomes-a-state-and-more-2/feed/ 0 WIkimedia Commons This Day in History for November 29 — State of Israel Formed, and More http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-29-state-of-israel-formed-and-more/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-29-state-of-israel-formed-and-more/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:45:09 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151398 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1929: American explorer Richard Byrd and three companions become the first to fly over the South Pole (more info)

1947: Despite strong Arab opposition, the United Nations votes for the partition of Palestine and the creation of the independent Jewish state of Israel (more info)

]]> http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-29-state-of-israel-formed-and-more/feed/ 0 This Day in History for November 5 — Susan B. Anthony Becomes First Female Voter, and More http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-5-susan-b-anthony-becomes-first-female-voter-and-more/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-5-susan-b-anthony-becomes-first-female-voter-and-more/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:59:59 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=148720 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1872: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time and is later fined $100 (more info)

1895: George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for a gas-powered automobile (more info)

]]> http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-5-susan-b-anthony-becomes-first-female-voter-and-more/feed/ 0 Comstock This Day in History for October 30 — Mussolini Comes to Power, and More http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-30-mussolini-comes-to-power-and-more/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-30-mussolini-comes-to-power-and-more/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:06:30 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=148250 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1534: The English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church (more info)

1922: Benito Mussolini becomes prime minister of Italy (more info)

]]> http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-30-mussolini-comes-to-power-and-more/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive/Getty Images This Day in History for December 10 – First Heisman Trophy Awarded and More http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-10-first-heisman-trophy-awarded-and-more/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-10-first-heisman-trophy-awarded-and-more/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:30:18 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=65187 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://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-10-first-heisman-trophy-awarded-and-more/feed/ 0 Chris Trotman, Getty Images This Day in History for October 24 – Last Concorde Flights and More http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-24-last-concorde-flights-and-more/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-24-last-concorde-flights-and-more/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:50:33 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=56142 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1901 – Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (More info)

1929 – “Black Thursday” stock market crash occurs on the New York Stock Exchange (More info)

]]> http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-24-last-concorde-flights-and-more/feed/ 0 james_gordon_los_angeles, Flickr This Day in History for October 22 – First Vietnam War Casualties and More http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-22-first-vietnam-war-casualties-and-more/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-22-first-vietnam-war-casualties-and-more/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:40:42 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=56019 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1934 – Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd is shot by FBI agents in a cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio (More info)

1957 – The United States suffers its first casualties in Vietnam (More info)

]]> http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-22-first-vietnam-war-casualties-and-more/feed/ 0 US Army This Day in History for October 21 – Guggenheim Museum Opens and More http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-21-guggenheim-museum-opens-and-more/ http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-21-guggenheim-museum-opens-and-more/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:31:16 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=55866 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1861 – Union troops suffer a devastating defeat in the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, the second major engagement of the Civil War (More info)

1921 – President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting President against lynching in the deep south (More info)

]]> http://1069therock.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-21-guggenheim-museum-opens-and-more/feed/ 0 Stephen Chernin, Getty Images