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End of the American Civil War
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Scott Joplin
Born in Rural Texas; Played Piano;
Died in 1917 -
14th Amendment to the Constitution
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W.C. Handy
Born in Florence, AL; Composer and played the trumpet;
Died in 1958 -
First Kentucky Derby
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Buddy Bolden
Born in New Orleans; Played the Cornet;
Died in 1931 -
Thomas Edison Invents the Light Bulb
It is recognized as the first commercially practical light bulb -
Joe "King" Oliver
Born in New Orleans; Played the Cornet;
Died in 1938 -
Creation of the First Automobile
Karl Benz created the first automobile in 1885/1886. -
Ma Rainey - "Mother of the Blues"
Born in Columbus, GA; Singer;
Died in 1939 -
Paul Whiteman
Born in Denver, CO; Violinist and Conductor;
Died in 1967 -
Jelly Roll Morton
Born in New Orleans; Played the Piano;
Died in 1941 -
New Zealand Grants Women the Right to Vote
New Zealand becomes the first country to grant women this right -
Bessie Smith
Born in Tennessee; Singer;
Died in 1937 -
Period: to
Ragtime
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First Modern Olympic Games
Took place in Athens, Greece -
Sidney Bechet
Born in New Orleans; Played the Clarinet and Soprano Saxophone;
Died in 1959 -
Fletcher Henderson
Born in Cuthbert, GA; Pianist and Bandleader;
Died in 1952 -
Duke Ellington
Born in Washington, D.C.; Played the piano;
Died in 1974 -
Period: to
Dixieland Jazz
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Louis Armstrong
Born in New Orleans; Singer; Played the Trumpet and Cornet;
Died in 1971 -
Assassination of President William Mckinley
He was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York -
Jimmie Lunceford
Born in Mississippi; Played the Saxophone and Flute;
Died in 1947 -
Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke
Born in Iowa; Played the Cornet and Piano;
Died in 1931 -
Wright Brothers Take Flight
They make the first controlled, sustained flight in heavier-than-air aircraft at Kitty Hawk, N.C. -
Count Basie
Born in Red Bank, NJ; Pianist and Bandleader;
Died in 1984 -
Valaida Snow
Born in Chattanooga, TN; Played the Trumpet (and many other instruments);
Died in 1956 -
Coleman Hawkins
Born in Missouri; Played the Tenor Saxophone;
Died in 1969 -
Fats Waller
Born in New York, NY; Played the piano;
Died in 1943 -
Glenn Miller
Born in Iowa; Played the Trombone;
Died in 1944 -
Cab Calloway
Born in Rochester, NY; Singer and bandleader;
Died in 1994 -
Benny Carter
Born in Harlem. NY; Played the Saxophone, trumpet, and clarinet;
Died in 2003 -
Lester Young
Born in Mississippi; Played the tenor saxophone and clarinet; Died in 1959 -
Art Tatum
Born in Toledo, OH; Played the piano;
Died in 1959 -
Formation of the NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States. -
Mary Lou Williams
Born in Atlanta, GA; Played the piano;
Died in 1981 -
Django Reinhardt
Born in Liberchies, Belgium; Played the guitar;
Died in 1953 -
Artie Shaw
Born in New York, NY; Played the clarinet;
Died in 2004 -
Period: to
Blues
The lines are blurred between Delta blues and Urban blues. They both unfold somewhat simultaneously over several decades. 1910 to 1940 seems to encapsulate some of the most influential recordings of both Delta and Urban blues. -
Robert Johnson
Born in Hazelhurst, MS; Played the guitar;
Died in 1938 -
Sinking of the Titanic
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World War I Begins
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Panama Canal Opens for Traffic
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Billie Holiday
Born in Philadelphia, PA; Singer;
Died in 1959 -
Charlie Christian
Born in Bondham, TX; Played the guitar;
Died in 1942 -
Ella Fitzgerald
Born in Newport, VA; Singer;
Died in 1996 -
Armistice Ending World War I
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Period: to
Stride (Piano)
Stride was at peak popularity from early 1920s to mid 1930s but there is no designated stride era. -
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight
His plane was "The Spirit of St. Louis." -
Stock Market Crash
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Amelia Earhart Takes Flight
First Solo Transatlantic Flight by a Woman -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Inaugurated as 32nd President
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Period: to
Swing Era
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World War II Begins
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Bombing of Pearl Harbour
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World War II Ends
