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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"
Apr 4, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Expected riots force the cancellation that weekend of the Grand Ole Opry for the first time since 1928
Apr 6, 1968
With riots expected in downtown Nashville after the April 4th shooting of Martin Luther King in Memphis, the Grand Ole Opry is cancelled. Also scotched are downtown appearances by The Beach Boys and Peter, Paul & Mary
Aug 28, 1968
Police combat Vietnam War protesters at Chicago's Grant Park with tear gas during the Democratic National Convention. Among the demonstrators is Peter, Paul & Mary's Peter Yarrow, writer of the country hit "Torn Between Two Lovers"
Sep 7, 1968
Women's groups throw bras, girdles and nylons into trash cans outside the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City to protest the objectification of women, providing a backdrop for Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man," recorded 10 days earlier
Nov 28, 1968
The first national Women's Liberation Organization conference draws more than 200 women to Chicago. The event happens while Tammy Wynette is lodged at #1 with "Stand By Your Man," a song that has raised feminists' ire
Jul 20, 1969
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon. The historical moment provides a reference point for Diamond Rio's conspiracy-theory theme in the 1996 hit "It's All In Your Head" and for the loss-of-innocence plot in The Bellamy Brothers' "Kids Of The Baby Boom"
Aug 9, 1969
Sharon Tate and four others, including Jay Sebring, are sadistically murdered in Los Angeles. Charles Manson and several others are later convicted for the crime. Sebring had introduced Elvis Presley to his barber/spiritual adviser, Larry Geller
May 4, 1970
Joe Walsh, a future member of The Eagles, watches police gun down four students at Kent State University in Ohio
Dec 30, 1970
A mine blast in Hyden, Kentucky, kills 38 workers. Loretta Lynn holds a benefit concert for their families in Louisville the following March, selling 15,000 tickets
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