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    • Aug 9, 1173
    The foundation is laid for the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. The world-renowned monument is cited in the lyrics of several country songs, including T.G. Sheppard's "Only One You" and LeAnn Rimes' "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense"
    Aug 18, 1227
    Genghis Khan, leader of the Mongol Empire, dies in battle. He will be referenced more than 700 years later in a Bob Dylan-penned country hit by Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn, "You Ain't Going Nowhere"
    Apr 23, 1564
    Playwright William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Known for such classic works as "Romeo And Juliet" and "Hamlet," he's namechecked in Patty Loveless' 1994 country hit "I Try To Think About Elvis"
    Apr 23, 1616
    Playwright William Shakespeare dies at his home in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Heralded for such works as "Hamlet" and "Romeo And Juliet," he's also recognized in the lyrics of Patty Loveless' country hit "I Try To Think About Elvis"
    Dec 25, 1642
    Sir Isaac Newton is born in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, in England. A pioneering mathematician and physicist, his theories on calculus and gravity are revolutionary. His family lineage eventually includes country-rock singer Juice Newton
    Mar 21, 1685
    Classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach is born in Eisenach, Germany. He's referenced in George Jones & Tammy Wynette's 1974 hit "(We're Not) The Jet Set"
    Mar 23, 1743
    England's King George leaps to his feet at the end of the first performance of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus." It's the first standing ovation, a response country artists make great attempts to earn during most concerts
    Jul 28, 1750
    Classical composer J.S. Bach dies in Leipzig, Germany. Nearly 225 years later, he's mentioned in passing in the George Jones & Tammy Wynette country hit "(We're Not) The Jet Set"
    Jan 31, 1796
    Guitar maker C.F. Martin is born in Germany. His instrument finds its way into the hands of such acts as Elvis Presley, George Jones, Jimmie Rodgers, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson and Ernest Tubb, among others
    Jun 18, 1815
    Napoleon Bonaparte sufers his final defeat when 25,000 Frenchmen are killed by a coalition of nations at Waterloo in Belgium. The battle forms a backdrop for Stonewall Jackson's 1959 hit "Waterloo"



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