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    • May 1, 1960
    Johnny Horton performs "Sink The Bismarck" on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show" from New York
    Jul 14, 1960
    Johnny Horton takes his first swipe at recording "North To Alaska" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville. He makes the definitive version nearly four weeks later
    Aug 9, 1960
    Johnny Horton records "North To Alaska," the only song he tackles during a two-hour session at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville. It proves to be the final recording of his life
    Aug 22, 1960
    Columbia releases Johnny Horton's "North To Alaska"
    Sep 24, 1960
    An ad placed by Johnny Horton's manager, Tillman Franks, depicts John Wayne in a fight, captioned, "This'll teach you to swipe my copy of Johnny Horton's latest hit, 'North To Alaska.'" Wayne's lawyer warns Franks not to tamper with Wayne's image
    Nov 2, 1960
    Johnny Horton visits his mother in Rusk, Texas, where they reminisce with family photo albums and he tells her he's had premonitions of his death. He dies in a car accident three days later
    Nov 4, 1960
    Johnny Horton performs in what proves to be his final show at The Skyline Club in Austin, Texas. The club also provided the setting for Hank Williams' final concert
    Nov 5, 1960
    Johnny Horton dies in an auto accident in Austin after performing at the Skyline. Also injured: manager Tillman Franks and guitarist Tommy Tomlinson. Horton's last words before the accident: "You know, Tillman, the Lord's been real good to me this year"
    Nov 8, 1960
    Johnny Horton is buried in Bossier City, Louisiana. Johnny Cash reads John 20 at Rose-Neath Chapel during the funeral, also attended by record producer Don Law, singer/songwriter Merle Kilgore, Tillman Franks and Jimmie Davis
    Nov 16, 1960
    The John Wayne movie "North To Alaska" debuts. The theme song is sung by Johnny Horton, who died 11 days earlier
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