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The Pony Express is Created
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American Civil War Starts
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Civil Rights Act
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American Civil War Ends
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Scott Joplin
Played the Piano. Born November 24, 1868, Died April 1, 1917. -
15th Amendment Passed
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W.C. Handy (1873-1958)
"Father of the Blues". Played the trumpet and was a bandleader. Born November 16, 1873. Died March 28, 1958. -
Buddy Bolden (1877-1931)
Played the Cornet. Born September 6, 1877. Died November 4, 1931. -
Joe "King" Oliver
Played the Cornet. Born December 19, 1881, Died April 10, 1938. -
Ma Rainey
She was a Singer. Born April 26, 1886, Died December 22, 1939. -
Jim Crows Laws began to be enforced
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Paul Whiteman
Played the Violin, and was also a conductor. Born March 28, 1890, Died December 29, 1967. -
Jelly Roll Morton
Played the Piano. Born October 20, 1890, Died July 10, 1941. -
Bessie Smith
She was a Singer. Born April 15, 1894, Died September 26, 1937. -
Period: to
Ragtime
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Sidney Bechet
Played the Clarinet, and the Soprano Saxophone. Born May 14, 1897, Died May 14, 1959. -
Fletcher Henderson
Played the Piano, and was also a Bandleader. Born December 18, 1897, Died December 29, 1952. -
Duke Ellington
Played the Piano. Born April 29, 1899, Died May 24, 1974. -
Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
Played the cornet, trumpet, and was a singer. Born August 4, 1901. Died July 6, 1971. -
Jimmie Lunceford (1902-1947)
Played the saxophone and flute. Born June 6, 1902. Died July 12, 1947. -
Bix Beiderbecke
Played the Cornet, and a little Piano. Born March 10, 1903, Died August 6, 1931. -
Wright Brothers First Flight
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Glenn Miller (1904-1944)
Played the trobombone. Born March 4, 1904. Died December 15, 1944. -
Fats Waller (1904-1943)
Waller played the piano. Born May 21, 1904. Died December 15, 1943. -
Valaida Snow (1904-1956)
Snow played the trumpet (and about every other instrument). Born June 2, 1904. Died May 30, 1956. -
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Played the piano and was a bandleader. Born August 21, 1904. Died April 26, 1984. -
Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969)
Played the tenor saxophone. Born November 21, 1904. Died May 19, 1969. -
Benny Carter (1907-2003)
Played the saxophone, trumpet, and clarinet. Born August 8, 1907. Died July 12, 2003. -
Cab Calloway (1907-1994)
Calloway was a singer and a bandleader. Born December 25, 1907. Died November 18, 1994. -
NAACP Founded
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Benny Goodman
Played the Clarinet. Born May 30, 1909, DiedJune 13, 1986 -
Lester Young (1909-1959)
Played the tenor sax. Born August 27, 1909. Died March 15, 1959. -
Art Tatum (1909-1959)
Played the piano. Born October 13, 1909. Died November 5, 1956 -
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Played the guitar. Born January 23, 1910. Died May 16, 1953. -
Mary Lou Williams
Played the piano. Born May 8, 1910, Died May 28, 1981. -
Artie Shaw (1910-2004)
Played the clarinet. Born May 23, 1910. Died December 30, 2004. -
Robert Johnson
Played the Guitar. Born May 8, 1911, Died August 16, 1938. -
The Titanic Sinks
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World War One Begins
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Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Played the electric guitar. Born July 29, 1916. Died March 2, 1942. -
Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996)
Fizgerald was a singer. Born April 25, 1917. Died June 15, 1996. -
World War I Ends
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18th Amendment Passed, Prohibition of Alcohol Begins
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Period: to
Dixieland
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Period: to
Blues
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Period: to
Stride
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The 19th Amendment is Passed
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Mass Media Grows Due to Emergence of Hollywood
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Stock Market Crash
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21st Amendment Passed
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Period: to
Swing Era
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World War II Begins
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
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World War II Ends
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Executive Order 9981
Integration of the Armed Forces -
Billie Holiday (1915-1959)
Holiday was a singer. Born April 7, 1915. Died July 17, 1959.
