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    • Dec 14, 1914
    Comedian Morey Amsterdam is born in Chicago. In addition to writing jokes and appearing on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," he pens "Rum And Coca-Cola" and Dick Jurgens' country hit "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
    Dec 17, 1948
    "The Morey Amsterdam Show" debuts on CBS-TV. The previous year, the sitcom's star earned a country hit as a songwriter with Dick Jurgens' "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
    Oct 12, 1950
    "The Morey Amsterdam Show" airs for the final time on the DuMont TV network. Amsterdam earned a country hit three years prior as a songwriter of the Dick Jurgens recording "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
    Oct 3, 1961
    CBS debuts "The Dick Van Dyke Show." The cast includes Morey Amsterdam, who wrote Dick Jurgens' 1947 country hit "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming," and Mary Tyler Moore, who founds the 1980s country label MTM Records
    Sep 7, 1966
    "The Dick Van Dyke Show" ends a five-year run on CBS. The cast includes Morey Amsterdam, who wrote Dick Jurgens' "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming," and Mary Tyler Moore, who founds MTM Records
    Oct 27, 1996
    Comic Morey Amsterdam dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. Known for his role on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," he wrote The Andrews Sisters' "Rum And Coca-Cola" and Dick Jurgens' country hit "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
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