<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1966</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Martina McBride is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On July 29, 1966, Martina McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1987</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Marries John McBride</div><div class='timeline-text'>Martina married sound engineer John McBride. The couple later moved to Nashville to start their careers in country music.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1992</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Signs First Recording Contract</div><div class='timeline-text'>Martina signed her first recording contract with RCA Records, one of the biggest country labels.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1993</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases Debut Album</div><div class='timeline-text'>Her debut album, "The Time Has Come", was released, marking the start of her professional music career.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1995</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wins CMA Female Vocalist of the Year</div><div class='timeline-text'>Martina won her first Country Music Association award for Female Vocalist of the Year.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1997</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases "Evolution"</div><div class='timeline-text'>McBride released her album "Evolution" which produced four Top 10 country hits.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2019</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Receives CMA's Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award</div><div class='timeline-text'>Martina was honored with the Country Music Association's Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.</div></div></div>