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    • May 10, 1885
    Riverboat captain Thomas Ryman undergoes a religioius conversion, inspiring him to finance the Union Gospel Tabernacle in downtown Nashville. The building will later be renamed the Ryman Auditorium, becoming the Mother Church of Country Music after hosting the Grand Ole Opry for more than 30 years
    Aug 27, 1910
    Mother Teresa is born in Skopje, a town in the Ottoman Empire. A Catholic nun recognized for her charity work, she's a partial inspiration for Martina McBride's 2007 country hit "Anyway"
    Nov 7, 1918
    Evangelist Billy Graham is born in Charlotte, North Carolina. A family friend of Johnny Cash, he's referenced in the lyrics of Tim McGraw's 2009 hit "Southern Voice" and Brad Paisley's 2012 single "Southern Comfort Zone"
    Sep 8, 1921
    Gospel songwriter Mosie Lister is born in Cochran, Georgia. He authors The Blackwood Brothers' "His Hand In Mine," ranked among country's all-time greatest hits in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 18, 1949
    Stuart Hamblen has a born-again experience during a Billy Graham tent crusade in the streets of Los Angeles
    Nov 8, 1949
    Red Foley records "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" and "Steal Away" in Nashville
    Jun 19, 1950
    Columbia releases Stuart Hamblen's "It's No Secret"
    Aug 24, 1950
    Ann McCrary is born. As a member of the gospel group The McCrary Sisters, she contributes backing vocals to Ray Stevens' "Everything Is Beautiful" and Maren Morris' "My Church"
    Sep 28, 1950
    Jerry Lee Lewis begins taking classes at the Southwestern Bible Institute in Waxahachie, Texas. He lasts just three months before dropping out
    Dec 12, 1950
    With 17-month-old Ronnie Robbins ailing, Marty Robbins promises God that "if he would save my son I would never drink again"



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