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    • Aug 19, 1848
    The New York Herald reports the discovery of gold in California, a backdrop for Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band's "All The Gold In California"
    Feb 24, 1894
    The Daily Ardmoreite in Ardmore, Oklahoma, becomes the first publication to print the phrase "honky tonk" in a story, reporting that "the honk-a-tonk last night was attended by ball-heads, bachelors and leading citizens"
    Nov 1, 1894
    Billboard issues its first edition, eight pages long, with a 10-cent price. The publication becomes the leading trade magazine for the music industry
    Apr 23, 1900
    The derisive term "hillbilly" first appears in print in The New York Journal
    Apr 27, 1901
    Thomas Edison begins advertising a "moving picture" machine in an issue of Billboard magazine. The movies provide an outlet for Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Gene Autry, Tex Ritter and other country figures
    Dec 21, 1913
    The first crossword puzzle appears in The New York World. The word game provides the title for Barbara Mandrell's 1984 country hit "Crossword Puzzle"
    Aug 1, 1925
    Billboard founder Bill Donaldson dies. His publication goes on to become the leading trade paper in the music industry
    Dec 20, 1925
    A photo of Dr. Humphrey Bate & His Possum Hunters appears in Nashville's morning paper, The Tennessean. It marks the first time a Grand Ole Opry act has its photo printed in any medium
    Dec 29, 1926
    A front-page story in Variety magazine titled "Hill-Billy Music" thumbs its nose at fans of the burgeoning country genre. The piece portrays the audience as "poor white trash" who are "illiterate and ignorant, with the intelligence of morons"
    Apr 25, 1929
    The Kerrville Mountain Sun in Texas proclaims that Jimmie Rodgers is set to build a home in the city. The house is expected to cost $20,000



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