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    • Feb 14, 1904
    Charley Guthrie marries Nora Belle Tanner in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. The union results in a son, Woody Guthrie, whose work as a singer/songwriter eventually leads to induction in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Jul 14, 1912
    Singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie is born in Okemah, Oklahoma. Best known for writing "This Land Is Your Land," he influences the use of folk and country as a tool for social commentary, and is posthumously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1977
    Oct 16, 1917
    Marjorie Mazia is born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She becomes the second wife of singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie, encouraging his creativity, which ultimately brings him membership in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Oct 28, 1933
    Singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie marries Mary Jennings at the Holy Souls' Catholic Church in Pampa, Texas
    Jul 19, 1937
    "The Oklahoma And Woody Show" debuts on Los Angeles radio station KFVD. The program features Jack Guthrie and cousin Woody Guthrie, who will later be credited as co-writers on Jack Guthrie's hit "Oklahoma Hills"
    Sep 14, 1937
    Two months after the debut of the "Oklahoma And Woody Show" on Los Angeles' KFVD, Jack Guthrie abandons the radio program in search of a better income. His cousin, Woody Guthrie, continues to work without him
    Nov 12, 1937
    Woody Guthrie and on-air partner Maxine Crissman sign a one-year contract with the Standard Broadcasting Company in Los Angeles. Guthrie sends money to Pampa, Texas, for his family to join him
    May 11, 1938
    Woody Guthrie begins writing a column, "Woody Sez," for a Los Angeles-based Communist paper, People's World. Guthrie goes on to become an influential 20th century singer/songwriter, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Jun 18, 1938
    Woody Guthrie performs in Los Angeles on his KFVD radio show for the last time, despite signing a one-year contract in November
    Feb 23, 1940
    Woody Guthrie writes "This Land Is Your Land" at Hanover House, a New York City hotel at the corner of 43rd Street and 6th Avenue, using the melody of The Carter Family's "When The World's On Fire"
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