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    • Nov 14, 1864
    The city of Atlanta burns, as Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman leads Union troops in a march to the sea. The event provides a backdrop for country band Atlanta's 1983 single "Atlanta Burned Again Last Night"
    Apr 9, 1865
    Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrenders at the Appomattox courthouse in Virginia, bringing an end to the Civil War. Hank Williams Jr. will ponder a different outcome in 1988 with his country hit "If The South Woulda Won"
    Apr 15, 1865
    President Abraham Lincoln dies in Washington, D.C., the morning after John Wilkes Booth shot him at Ford's Theatre. Parallels between Lincoln and future president John F. Kennedy provide the foundation for Buddy Starcher's "History Repeats Itself"
    Mar 1, 1867
    Nebraska enters the union as the 37th state. The Cornhusker State provides a birthplace for Tompall & The Glaser Brothers, The Gibson/Miller Band's Bryan Grassmeyer, The Eli Young Band's Jon Jones and The Eagles' Randy Meisner
    Oct 18, 1867
    The United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7 million. It becomes the subject of several future country hits, including Johnny Horton's "North To Alaska" and Lefty Frizzell's "Saginaw, Michigan"
    May 1, 1868
    Thomas Dula is hanged for the murder of Laura Foster in Wilkes County, North Carolina. The event inspires The Kingston Trio's 1958 folk hit "Tom Dooley," which wins the first Grammy award for Best Country & Western Performance
    Mar 7, 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the telephone, inspiring the first line of the Reba McEntire hit "Why Haven't I Heard From You"
    Mar 10, 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell has his first successful telephone transmission in Boston, asking for help from his assistant, Mr. Watson. More than a century later, Bell gets name-checked for his invention in Reba McEntire's "Why Haven't I Heard From You"
    Jun 26, 1876
    General George Custer is killed during his famous last stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana. His memory is rekindled in Elton Britt's "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" and Ed Bruce's "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Aug 1, 1876
    Colorado is the 38th state admitted to the union. The Centennial State becomes the birthplace for Wesley Tuttle, Michael Johnson, singer/songwriter Randy Vanwarmer and Highway 101's Cactus Moser



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