November 17th– Lt. William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre
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November 18th– Jerry Lee Lewis and his wife Myrna are granted a divorce after thirteen years of marriage. Jerry married her in 1957 when she was just thirteen years old. Oh yeah … and she was his cousin! (The move nearly ruined his career.)
Jerry Lee just celebrated his 85th birthday last month.
November 19th– James Brown, The Godfather of Soul, marries Diedre Yvonne Jenkins on the front porch of her house in Barnwell, South Carolina. They would divorce eleven years later.