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    • Feb 11, 1847
    Inventor Thomas Edison is born in Milan, Ohio. Among his creations: the motion picture and the phonograph
    Sep 5, 1847
    Old West outlaw Jesse James is born in Kearney, Missouri. He's referenced in Toby Keith's "Should've Been A Cowboy," Trick Pony's "Just What I Do" and Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings' "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
    Mar 19, 1848
    Frontier figure Wyatt Earp is born in Monmouth, Illinois. He's referenced in Ed Bruce's 1980 hit "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Oct 4, 1848
    Lawyer and songwriter Frederic Weatherly is born in Portishead, England. He writes the Irish folk song "Danny Boy," a 1967 country hit for Ray Price
    Oct 27, 1858
    Teddy Roosevelt is born in New York City. The 25th president of the United States, he leads the Rough Riders in the battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. The battle is referenced in The Henningsens' 2013 hit "American Beautiful"
    Oct 4, 1861
    Frederic Remington, a painter known for his Old West portraits, is born in Canton, New York. He's immortalized in Ed Bruce's "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Jul 30, 1863
    Henry Ford is born near Dearborn, Michigan. He founds the Ford Motor Company and plays a central thematic role in Jerry Reed's 1973 country hit "Lord, Mr. Ford"
    Feb 7, 1867
    Author Laura Ingalls is born in Pepin, Wisconsin. Known for her "Little House" series of books, she's namechecked in Jason Aldean's 2005 hit "Hicktown"
    Apr 16, 1867
    Airplane inventor Wilbur Wright is born in Millville, Indiana. He's memorialized in the 2001 Trick Pony single "Just What I Do"
    Mar 23, 1868
    Fiddlin' John Carson is born in Fannin County, Georgia. When he performs on Atlanta's WSB in 1922, he becomes one of the first country acts to appear on radio, and a year later, he becomes one of the first to be recorded



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