
The original Boys Town was founded as a boys’ orphanage by Edward J. Flanagan,
a Roman Catholic priest working in Omaha. The farm village was opened to girls in
1979.
Father Flanagan, left, and Mickey Rooney during the
filming of the movie "Boys Town," 1938.

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country-music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a
one-hour program called the "barn dance" on WSM radio. The name was
changed when the phrase "Grand Ole Opry" was first uttered on the air
on December 10, 1927.
George Dewey Hay (November 9, 1895 – May 8, 1968)
On November 3, 1911, Swiss race car driver and automotive engineer Louis
Chevrolet co-founded the Chevrolet Motor Company in Detroit with ousted
General Motors founder William C. Durant and several investment partners.
Louis-Joseph "Louis" Chevrolet
(December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941)
William Crapo "Billy" Durant
(December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947)
The first Chevrolet "Classic Six", in 1911 in front of the Chevrolet
Motor Car Company factory in Detroit.