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    • May 14, 1953
    Rock musician Tom Cochrane is born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba. He writes and records the original version of "Life Is A Highway," remade as a country hit by Rascal Flatts for the movie "Cars"
    Feb 17, 1992
    Capitol releases Canadian rocker Tom Cochrane's first solo album, "Mad Mad World." It includes the original version of "Life Is A Highway," destined to become a country hit for Rascal Flatts
    Oct 18, 1992
    "Life Is A Highway" songwriter Tom Cochrane performs the Canadian national anthem at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta before game 2 of the World Series. The Toronto Blue Jays edge the Braves, 5-4
    Apr 5, 2003
    "Life Is A Highway" songwriter Tom Cochrane is inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in Gatineau, Quebec
    Jun 12, 2012
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, presents an honorary key to the city to "Life Is A Highway" songwriter Tom Cochrane
    Oct 31, 2016
    Manitoba renames a section of Provincial Road 391 near Lynn Lake as Tom Cochrane's Life Is A Highway, 10 years after his most successful song was covered as a country hit by Rascal Flatts
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