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First Movie Theater in U.S. Opens
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Wright Bro's First Successful Flight
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Coleman Hawkins Born
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Einstein Presents Theory of Relativity
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The Titanic Sinks
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Sun Ra Born
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World War 1 Begins
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Thelonious Monk Born
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Dizzy Gillespie Born
Trumpet -
World War 1 Ends
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Art Blakey Born
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Charlie Parker Born
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Hitler Elected Leader of Nazi Party
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Bud Powell Born
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Stalin becomes dictator of Russia
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The Great Gatsby is published
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Miles Davis Born
Trumpet -
John Coltrane Born
Sax -
Lee Konitz Born
Sax -
Horace Silver Born
Piano -
Cecil Taylor Born
Piano -
U.S. Stock Market Crashes
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Ornette Coleman Born
Sax -
Pluto is discovered
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Empire State Building Opens
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Joe Zawinul Born
Keyboard -
Radio City Music Hall Opens
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Wayne Shorter Born
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Mahatma Ghandi is imprisoned
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Bebop Era
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Herbie Hancock Born
Keyboard -
Chick Corea Born
Keyboard -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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United Nations is founded
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The CIA is created
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Period: to
Cool Jazz Era
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Period: to
Hard Bop Era
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NATO is formed
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Charlie Parker Dies
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Boeing 707 revolutionizes air travel
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Period: to
Free Jazz Era
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Cassette Tapes are introduced in the US
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JFK is elected
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Wynton Marsalis Born
Trumpet -
Bud Powell Dies
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John Coltrane Dies
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MLK Jr. is assasinated
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Period: to
Jazz Fusion Era
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Coleman Hawkins Dies
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Voting age is lowered to 18
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Watergate Scandal
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Thelonious Monk Dies
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Esperanza Spalding Born
Bass/Singer -
Exxon Valdez oil spill
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Art Blakey Dies
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Miles Davis Dies
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Dizzy Gillespie Dies
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Sun Ra Dies
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Bill Clinton becomes president
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Joe Zawinul Dies
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Horace Silver Dies
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Ornette Coleman Dies