On this day in 1994, Jeffrey Dahmer, a convicted serial killer,
was clubbed to death in a Wisconsin prison by a fellow inmate.
The Grand Ole Opry made its radio debut on station WSM on this day
in 1925.
The WSM broadcast Tower in Brentwood, TN.
George D. Hay, original announcer of WSM’s "Barn
Dance" and later "The Grand Ole Opry," known to
his listeners as "The Solemn Old Judge."
Uncle Jimmy Thompson (80) was the first performer on a new
show called "The WSM Barn Dance."