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May 25, 1986
Kenny Rogers' manager, Ken Kragen, sponsors Hands Across America, an attempt to link a chain of people from New York to Los Angeles. Country participants include: The Oak Ridge Boys, Earl Thomas Conley, Lee Greenwood and Brenda Lee
Apr 13, 1987
Barely pre-dating scandals involving televangelists Jim Bakker and Oral Roberts, MCA releases Ray Stevens' "Would Jesus Wear A Rolex"
Feb 23, 1988
Two days after his cousin, the reverend Jimmy Swaggart, confessed to committing an unspecified sin, Mickey Gilley tells The Nashville Banner he's shocked but still stands behind Swaggart. The offense, it will later be revealed, was seeing a prostitute
Mar 10, 1988
Andy Gibb, younger brother of The Bee Gees, dies in England, after years of chemical abuse. Tanya Tucker, who had a short-term romance with him in 1983, has the news delivered to her the next day while she's in the Betty Ford Center for chemical abuse
Aug 8, 1988
The Chicago Cubs play a home night game for the first time. As a result, The Statler Brothers change a line in live performances of "Don't Wait On Me" from "When the lights come on in Wrigley Field..." to "When they put a dome on Wrigley Field, I'll be coming back to you"
Jul 30, 1989
Rodeo pro Lane Frost is killed by a Brahma bull after a ride in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His story inspires the 1994 movie "8 Seconds"
Oct 17, 1989
As Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers prepare to sing the national anthem before the third game of the World Series in San Francisco, a major earthquake rocks the city, postponing their performance, and the game
Dec 20, 1989
Operation Just Cause begins in Panama, as the U.S. overthrows dictator Manuel Noriega's regime. Future country singer Craig Morgan participates as a member of the Army Airborne Division
Dec 27, 1989
U.S. troops begin a withdrawal from Panama after driving Manuel Noriega from power in one week. Craig Morgan participated in Operation Just Cause as a member of the Army Airborne Division
Apr 7, 1990
Willie Nelson hosts Farm Aid IV in Indianapolis. Elton John dedicates "Candle In The Wind" to AIDS patient Ryan White, who dies that night. Also on hand: Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Dwight Yoakam, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Kris Kristofferson, Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp and Neil Young
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