1862

Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 

It declared that all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January 1st, 1863

1985

The first Farm Aid benefit concert was held before a crowd of 80,000 people at the Memorial Stadium in Champagne, Illinois

Organized by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, the event had been put on help ranchers & farmers of the United States 

The Farm Aid concert raised ten million dollars

1992

Garth Brooks released his fourth studio album The Chase

The Chase debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and Top Country Albums chart

and then lastly…

2004

Lost premiered on ABC

The show ran for six seasons, debuting on September 22, 2004, and ending on May 23, 2010

-Tyler Jackson

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