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Ragtime Music
Ragtime evolved in the playing of honky-tonk pianists along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers -
Sherman Antitrust Act
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Orville Gibson Begins Selling Guitars
His technical innovations helping to spread the instrument throughout the United States. -
First Permanent Orchestras
The first permanent orchestras are established in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. -
Buddy Bolden's Band Begins Performing
Some will consider this the first jazz band, and Bolden the first jazz musician. -
William McKinley is inaugurated as the 25th president
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U.S. annexes Hawaii
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Wright Brothers Make The First Flight
Wright brothers make the first controlled, sustained flight in heavier-than-air aircraft at Kitty Hawk, N.C -
U.S. Enters WWI
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19th Amendment Was Ratified
The 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. -
Broadways Prime
The 1920s were broadways prime years, people would pay up to 3.50 a ticket. -
Swing Music Became Popular
Swing music was early jazz music