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Louis Armstrong
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana -
Louis Armstrong
sent to reform school -
Louis Armstrong
Begins professional career as a cornet player -
Louis Armstrong
Replaces Joe oliver in the Kid Ory Band -
Louis Armstrong
Joins Oliver's Creole Jazz Band in Chicago -
Louis Armstrong
Louis's mother, mayann, dies in chicago -
Louis Armstrong
Stars in Hot chocolates, a Broadway musical -
Louis Armstrong
Returns to New Orleans to perform -
Louis Armstrong
Begins first European Tour -
Louis Armstrong
First autobiography is published: Swing That Music -
Louis Armstrong
Moves to New york City -
Louis Armstrong
"Hello Dolly!" becomes a number-one hit song -
Louis Armstrong
Dies on July 6