2012 Event Tornadoes that struck the midwestern and southern United States claimed 39 lives 2012 Event Marysville, Indiana and Henryville, Indiana experience widespread damage from tornadoes that hit the midwestern and southern United States 2012 Event The midwestern United States is hit by tornadoes, killing 12 people 2011 Event Iowa's Monona County, located in the midwestern United States, is hit by a tornado 1987 Death Kenny Price, comedian (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw), dies at 56 1977 Birthday Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ 1973 Birthday Damon Allen, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern champ 1948 Event 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin 1940 Event Blizzard strikes midwestern U.S. killing over 100 1931 Birthday Kenny Price, Florence, Kentucky, country singer, Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw 1896 Event Western Conference forms of Midwestern U, later renamed Big 10 Conf 1894 Event 1st midwestern football team to play on west coast, University of Chicago defeats Stanford 24-4 at Palo Alto, California in football
