Jazz: Born in the USA By facebooker_10211186163758326 Nov 16, 1865 W.C. Handy is born Nov 24, 1868 Scott Joplin is born Sep 6, 1877 Buddy Bolden is born Feb 22, 1880 James Reese Europe is born Dec 19, 1881 King Oliver is born Apr 11, 1889 Nick LaRocca Mar 28, 1890 Paul Whiteman is born Oct 20, 1890 Jelly Roll Morton is born Feb 1, 1894 James P. Johnson is born Apr 15, 1894 Bessie Smith is born Nov 13, 1894 Bennie Moten is born Period: Jan 1, 1895 to Jan 1, 1920 Ragtime Jan 1, 1896 Racial segregation is upheld by U.S. Supreme Court Jan 1, 1896 Radio Technology is introduced May 14, 1897 Sidney Bechet is born Dec 18, 1897 Fletcher Henderson is born Feb 3, 1898 Lil Hardin Armstrong is born Apr 29, 1899 Duke Ellington is born Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Jan 1, 1930 Blues Jan 1, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Aug 4, 1901 Louis Armstrong is born Jan 1, 1903 Wright Brothers make first successful flight Mar 10, 1903 Bix Beiderbecke is born Dec 28, 1903 Earl Hines is born Jan 1, 1904 First New Year's Eve celebration held in New York City's Times Square May 21, 1904 Fats Waller is born Aug 21, 1904 Count Basie is born Nov 21, 1904 Coleman Hawkins is born Jul 25, 1906 Johnny Hodges is born May 30, 1909 Benny Goodman is born Aug 27, 1909 Lester Young is born Oct 13, 1909 Art Tatum is born Jan 1, 1910 The NAACP is founded May 8, 1910 Mary Lou Williams is born Jan 1, 1912 The Titanic sinks Apr 7, 1915 Billie Holiday is born Jul 29, 1916 Charlie Christian is born Jan 1, 1917 The U.S. enters WWI Apr 1, 1917 Scott Joplin dies Apr 25, 1917 Ella Fitzgerald is born Jan 1, 1918 The Flu Epidemic kills over 20 million worldwide May 9, 1919 James Reese Europe dies Jan 1, 1921 The first Miss America contest is held Jan 1, 1923 Calvin Coolidge becomes president Jan 1, 1924 Stalin becomes dictator of Russia Jan 1, 1925 'The Great Gatsby' is published Jan 1, 1926 The first television is introduced Jan 1, 1929 The U.S. Stock Market crashes Jan 1, 1929 Herbert Hoover becomes president Jan 1, 1930 The planet 'Pluto' is discovered Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Jan 1, 1950 Swing Jan 1, 1931 The Empire State Building opens in NYC Aug 6, 1931 Bix Beiderbecke dies Nov 4, 1931 Buddy Bolden dies Jan 1, 1932 Radio City Music Hall opens in NYC Jan 1, 1933 Prohibition ends in the U.S. Apr 2, 1935 Bennie Moten dies Jan 1, 1936 Jesses Owens wins 4 olympic gold medals in Berlin Sep 26, 1937 Bessie Smith dies Apr 10, 1938 King Oliver dies Jul 10, 1941 Jelly Roll Morton dies Mar 2, 1942 Charlie Christian dies Dec 15, 1943 Fats Waller dies Dec 29, 1952 Fletcher Henderson dies Nov 17, 1955 James P. Johnson dies Nov 5, 1956 Art Tatum dies Mar 28, 1958 W.C. Handy dies Mar 15, 1959 Lester Young dies May 14, 1959 Sidney Bechet dies Jul 17, 1959 Billie Holiday dies Feb 22, 1961 Nick LaRocca dies Dec 29, 1967 Paul Whiteman dies May 19, 1969 Coleman Hawkins dies May 11, 1970 Johnny Hodges dies Jul 6, 1971 Louis Armstrong dies Aug 27, 1971 Lil Hardin Armstrong dies May 24, 1974 Duke Ellington dies May 28, 1981 Mary Lou Williams dies Apr 22, 1983 Earl Hines dies Apr 26, 1984 Count Basie dies Jun 13, 1986 Benny Goodman dies Jun 15, 1996 Ella Fitzgerald dies