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    • Nov 13, 1985
    Vandals break into Bill Monroe's house and assault his Gibson mandolin, the instrument with which he established bluegrass music. Nothing is stolen
    Dec 16, 1985
    Bill Monroe reports a safe containing $10,000 was stolen from his bus during the previous week. The safe weighed 300 pounds
    Jan 15, 1986
    A safe stolen from Bill Monroe's bus in December is found at a creek in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The vault, which had contained $10,000 in cash, is empty
    Feb 25, 1986
    Bill Monroe plays his 1923 Gibson F-5 mandolin again for the first time since it was vandalized in November. Gibson reconstructed the instrument, which had been shattered into 150 pieces
    Jul 12, 1986
    Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XII at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre with Don Henley, J.D. Souther, John Schneider, Bill Monroe, Charlie McCoy, John Conlee, Pat Boone, The Judds, Dwight Yoakam, Marty Stuart and Restless Heart
    Aug 9, 1986
    The U.S. Senate passes a resolution recognizing Bill Monroe as the "creator, shaper, performer and promoter" of bluegrass music
    Jan 31, 1987
    Marie Osmond and Paul Davis perform "You're Still New To Me" on "Hee Haw." Elsewhere, the show features Eddie Rabbitt, Ralph Stanley and Bill Monroe
    Feb 28, 1987
    The Oak Ridge Boys co-host "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark, joined by Janie Fricke and bluegrass icon Bill Monroe
    Mar 12, 1987
    Della Streeter files for divorce from bluegrass legend Bill Monroe, alleging infidelity and irreconcilable differences
    Nov 21, 1988
    Della Streeter is granted a divorce from Bill Monroe
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