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May 9, 2001
Jerry Lee Lewis' office denies that he fathered a child by Bonny Lee Bakley in 1993. Bakley, the wife of "Baretta" star Robert Blake, had been shot five days earlier in Los Angeles, creating national headlines
Sep 11, 2001
A terrorist attack levels both towers at the World Trade Center in New York. In Manhattan during the chaos, though they are unhurt: Garth Brooks, Billy Gilman, Rosanne Cash and Mary Chapin Carpenter
Sep 12, 2001
Martina McBride sings the national anthem at a Centennial Park vigil in Nashville for victims of the previous day's attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Other country performers include Kenny Chesney, Shannon Brown and Phil Vassar
Sep 21, 2001
TV stations air "America: A Tribute To Heroes" en masse 10 days after a terrorist attack. Willie Nelson leads the cast in the finale, "America, The Beautiful," with appearances by The Dixie Chicks, Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, Neil Young, Billy Joel, Tom Petty and Paul Simon, who contributes "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Oct 2, 2001
Trace Adkins visits rescue and recovery workers at the site of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. He later tells country.com, "It was just too much"
Oct 12, 2001
Toby Keith pays a visit to rescue and recovery workers at the World Trade Center, one month after terrorist attacks leveled the landmark buildings
Oct 15, 2001
Sara Evans' husband, Craig Schelske, declares his candidacy for a House seat in Oregon. Democrats immediately contend he has raised campaign funds illegally during Evans' shows
Oct 21, 2001
Billy Gilman sings "One Voice" during the "United We Stand - What More Can I Give?" post-9/11 concert at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Also on the bill: Michael Jackson, 'N Sync, Al Green, Carole King and Bette Midler, who performs "The Rose"
Jan 14, 2002
The U.S. Mint issues the Tennessee quarter in a series that honors each state. The coin features a guitar, fiddle and trumpet. Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Isaac Hayes and Ruby Wilson unveil it at the Country Music Hall of Fame
May 29, 2002
Shipwreck recovery expert Robert Ballard announces he's found parts of P.T. 109 in the Solomon Islands. The wooden boat made a World War II hero of John F. Kennedy, who led 10 other crewmen to safety after it was sunk by a Japanese ship. The episode inspired the 1962 Jimmy Dean hit "P.T. 109"
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