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    • Mar 16, 1968
    Over 300 unarmed civilians are killed during the My Lai Massacre in South Vietnam. When it is reported on TV, Mac Davis responds emotionally. His son's reaction to his tears inspires Davis to write the future Elvis Presley hit "Don't Cry Daddy"
    Jun 3, 1968
    Jamie O'Neal is born in Sydney, Australia. Her 2000 debut album nets several hits, including "There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels," helping her pick up the Academy of Country Music's Top New Female award
    Jun 4, 1968
    The Rolling Stones begin a week of recording sessions at London's Olympic Sound Studios. Among the songs they cut is "Sympathy For The Devil," referenced 19 years later in The Bellamy Brothers' country hit "Kids Of The Baby Boom"
    Jul 1, 1968
    The Beatles' John Lennon and girlfriend Yoko Ono are injured in a car accident in Scotland, requiring hospitalization. Several Lennon-McCartney compositions go on to become country hits, including "I Feel Fine" and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
    Jul 7, 1968
    The Byrds perform at London's Royal Albert Hall. The concert attracts The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, who strikes up a friendship with the band's Gram Parsons
    Jul 29, 1968
    The Beatles begin four days of recording at London's Abbey Road. The sessions yield "Hey Jude," a seven-minute pop single that will be referenced in the lyrics of Martina McBride's 2004 country hit "God's Will"
    Aug 5, 1968
    Terri Clark is born in Montreal, Quebec. Raised in Calgary, she emerges in 1995 as a feisty, confident vocalist, netting successes such as "Better Things To Do," "Poor Poor Pitiful Me," "When Boy Meets Girl" and "Girls Lie Too"
    Oct 18, 1968
    John Lennon and girlfriend Yoko Ono are arrested at their London apartment for possession of marijuana. Lennon is a co-writer on two future country hits: "I Feel Fine" and the ironically titled "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
    Oct 30, 1968
    Jan Howard's oldest son, Jimmy Howard, is killed in action in Vietnam
    Jan 9, 1969
    Johnny Cash & June Carter perform for American troops at Long Binh Air Force Base in Saigon, Vietnam



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