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Louis Armstrong is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Louis fires a gun in the air on New Year's Eve and is arrested. He is sent to a Boy's reform home where he learns to master his skills with the cornet.
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Louis is released from the Boy's home and begins receiving instruction from famous New Orleanian trumpet player, Joe "King" Oliver.
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Joe Oliver moves to Chicago. Louis Armstrong replaces him as band leader in the Kid Ory Band.
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Daisy Parker, of Gretna, Louisiana marries Louis Armstrong.
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Louis Armstrong moves to Chicago to work with Joe "King" Oliver's band.
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Having seperated from Daisy Parker in 1922, when he moved to Chicago, Louis marries pianist Lil Hardin in 1924.
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After recording with some of the greatest Jazz singers and players around, Armstrong leaves the Fletcher Henderson band and returns to Chicago.
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Armstrong records one of the most famously known Jazz songs.
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Armstrong appears in his first film, "Ex Flame".
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Entitled "Swing that Music", Louis Armstrong publishes his first autobiography.
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Armstrong appears on the cover of TIME magazine.
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Louis Armstrong is the "Zulu" King in his hometown of New Orleans' 1949 Mardi Gras parade.
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At the age of 69, Louis Armstrong passes away in Corona, NY. In his hometown of New Orleans, a second line is held in his honor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mko1pTKQauc
