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Oct 12, 1792
Construction begins in Washington, D.C., on the White House. The future presidential home provides an exclusive setting for performances by Willie Nelson, Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, Lee Greenwood, Brad Paisley and Toby Keith, among others
Sep 14, 1814
Francis Scott Key writes "The Star-Spangled Banner" after seeing the British military attack Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. It becomes a standard feature of sports events the following century, performed by Trisha Yearwood, LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride and Brad Paisley, among many others
Apr 14, 1865
President Abraham Lincoln is fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The venue will become the site of an annual TV special--featuring such acts as SHeDAISY and Lonestar--the next century
Mar 23, 1879
John Carson, at age 11, brings a fiddle to a political rally in Copperhill, Tennessee. As a diversion from speeches, the boy is asked to play "The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane." He is nicknamed Fiddlin' John Carson, and becomes a country pioneer
Jul 2, 1881
Charles Giteau shoots president James Garfield in a Baltimore train station, leading to the commander in chief's death 80 days later. The incident inspires the Kelly Harrell song "Charles Giteau," included on the album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
Jul 1, 1898
Colonel Teddy Roosevelt leads the Rough Riders as they capture San Juan Hill near Santiago, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War. The battle is referenced in The Henningsens' 2013 country hit "American Beautiful"
Jan 9, 1913
Richard Nixon is born in Yorba Linda, California. As president, he has Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard play the White House and presents Elvis Presley a federal agent badge. He also plays piano at the opening of the Grand Ole Opry House
Jun 10, 1914
Emmett Miller graduates from elementary school in Macon, Georgia. It represents the end of his education, as he persuades his parents to allow him to begin working. Miller goes on to influence Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams
Jun 21, 1915
Georgia's governor commutes Leo Frank's sentence from the death penalty to life in prison. Frank had been sentenced for a murder that led Fiddlin' John Carson to write "Little Mary Phagan." Carson joins protests at the governor's mansion in Atlanta
Jan 9, 1923
Fiddler Henry Gilliland performs at the inauguration of Oklahoma governor John Walton, a massive outdoor barbecue in Oklahoma City
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