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23 hours ago · Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.
- Billie Holiday Discography
The discography of Billie Holiday, an American jazz singer,...
- Clarence Holiday
Death. Holiday died in 1937. He was exposed to mustard gas...
- Strange Fruit
Poem and song Meeropol cited this photograph of the lynching...
- Billie Dove
Early life and career. Dove was born Bertha Eugenie Bohny in...
- Lester Young
Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959),...
- Johann Hari
Johann Eduard Hari (born 21 January 1979) is a British-Swiss...
- Joe Guy
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About...
- Chick Webb
Webb's death hit the jazz/swing community very hard. After...
- Lady Sings The Blues
Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical drama...
- Lady in Satin
Lady in Satin is an album by the jazz singer Billie Holiday...
- Billie Holiday Discography
23 hours ago · Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
- Herbert H. Lehman
- Woodrow Wilson
23 hours ago · After the disaster, Lord Justice Taylor was appointed to conduct an inquiry into the events. The Taylor Inquiry sat for a total of 31 days (between 15 May and 29 June 1989) and published two reports: an interim report (1 August 1989) which laid out the events of the day and immediate conclusions; and a final report (19 January 1990) which outlined general recommendations on football ground safety.
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23 hours ago · Ulysses S. Grant Grant c. 1870–1880 18th President of the United States In office March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877 Vice President Schuyler Colfax (1869–1873) Henry Wilson (1873–1875) None (1875–1877) Preceded by Andrew Johnson Succeeded by Rutherford B. Hayes Commanding General of the U.S. Army In office March 9, 1864 – March 4, 1869 President Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Preceded ...
- Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S.
- Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson
23 hours ago · Charles Greeley Abbot: 1872–1973: 101: American astronomer and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution: Fred Aftalion: 1922–2022: 100: French chemical engineer: Saleh Ajeery: 1920–2022: 101: Kuwaiti astronomer: Horace Alexander: 1889–1989: 100: British biologist and ornithologist: Doris Twitchell Allen: 1901–2002: 100
23 hours ago · At the death of Philip in 1506, Charles was recognized Lord of the Netherlands with the title of Charles II of Burgundy. During his childhood and teen years, Charles lived in Mechelen together with his sisters Mary, Eleanor, and Isabella at the court of his aunt Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy. William de Croÿ (later prime minister) and ...
23 hours ago · Charles II of Spain (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg , which had ruled Spain since 1516, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir.
