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  • Nov 9, 1895
    George D. Hay is born in Attica, Indiana. He founds and names the Grand Ole Opry
    Aug 2, 1923
    Memphis broadcaster George D. Hay, working on WMC, becomes the first radio personality to announce the death of president Warren G. Harding. Two years later, Hay establishes the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
    Nov 2, 1925
    George D. Hay, an announcer with "The National Barn Dance" on Chicago's WLS Radio, takes over as the station manager of Nashville's WSM. By the end of the month, he institutes a new show, which later becomes the Grand Ole Opry
    Nov 9, 1925
    George D. Hay begins working at WSM Radio in Nashville, where 16 days later, he debuts a radio program that becomes the Grand Ole Opry
    Jul 4, 1934
    The Grand Ole Opry holds its first successful concert apart from the radio show, as thousands appear in West Tennessee to see Uncle Dave Macon, Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, The Gully Jumpers and The Crook Brothers, with emcee George D. Hay
    Mar 5, 1938
    Grand Ole Opry founder George D. Hay returns to work at WSM Radio after taking a 14-month leave of absence with nervous exhaustion
    Jun 28, 1940
    The movie "Grand Ole Opry" debuts at Nashville's Paramount Theater, starring Roy Acuff. Also appearing: Uncle Dave Macon and Opry founder George D. Hay
    Sep 15, 1943
    "Hoosier Holiday" appears in movie theaters, with The Hoosier Hot Shots joining the Air Force. Others in the cast include Dale Evans, Shug Fisher and the Solemn Old Judge of the Grand Ole Opry, George D. Hay
    Oct 22, 1966
    Eddy Arnold, music publisher Jim Denny, Grand Ole Opry founder George D. Hay and Uncle Dave Macon are added to the Country Music Hall Of Fame, with the proceedings airing on ABC-TV's "The Jimmy Dean Show"
    May 8, 1968
    George D. Hay dies in his apartment in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Nicknamed the Solemn Ole Judge, he founded and named the influential WSM radio show the Grand Ole Opry, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966

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