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Day Born
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Enlists in Marine Corps
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Leavs Marine Corps
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Marries Jane Bellis
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Becomes leader of Marine Band
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Birth of son John Philip
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Birth of daughter Jane Priscilla
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Birth of second daughter Helen
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John's dad dies
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Composes "Stars and Stripes Forever"
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Sousa Band tours Europe
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Dies in Reading, Pennsylvania
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"Stars and Stripes Forever" John's march becomes the official march of the U.S.A.