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    • Jan 29, 1927
    The Broadway musical "Betsy" closes at New York's New Amsterdam Theatre after a one-month run. The production introduced Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies," destined to become a 1978 country hit for Willie Nelson
    Dec 1, 1928
    "Blue Skies" songwriter Irving Berlin and his wife, Ellin, have a son, Irving Berlin Jr. "Blue Skies" is destined to become a country hit 50 years later for Willie Nelson
    Dec 25, 1928
    Twenty-four days after his birth, Irving Berlin Jr. dies in his Manhattan crib of a heart attack. The event sours Christmas for father Irving Berlin, who ironically is destined to write one of the holiday classics, "White Christmas"
    Feb 21, 1932
    "Blue Skies" songwriter Irving Berlin and his wife, Ellin, welcome their second daughter, Linda Louise Berlin
    Jun 16, 1936
    "Blue Skies" songwriter Irving Berlin and his wife, Ellin, welcome a daughter, Elizabeth Irving Berlin, in New York City
    Dec 25, 1941
    Bing Crosby sings "White Christmas" on his radio show, giving the Irving Berlin song its first public performance. Some eight years later, an Ernest Tubb version becomes a country hit
    May 29, 1942
    Bing Crosby records the Irving Berlin song "White Christmas" for the movie "Holiday Inn" during a morning session in Hollywood. Ernest Tubb resurrects the song as a country holiday hit seven years later
    Aug 4, 1942
    The movie "Holiday Inn," starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, premieres in New York City. The film introduces Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," destined to become a country hit for Ernest Tubb in 1949
    May 16, 1946
    "Annie Get Your Gun," featuring music by Irving Berlin, opens on Broadway. A 2001 version provides Reba McEntire's theatrical debut, and a touring production is a vehicle for Helen Cornelius and Dave & Sugar's Dave Rowland during the 1980s
    Feb 18, 1955
    Congress authorizes president Dwight Eisenhower to award a gold medal to songwriter Irving Berlin. Among Berlin's compositions is "Blue Skies," which becomes a country hit for Willie Nelson in 1978
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