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14 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. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of ...
- 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...
- Joe Guy
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About...
- Chick Webb
William Henry "Chick" Webb (February 10, 1905 – June 16,...
- Lady Sings The Blues
Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical musical...
- Lady in Satin
Lady in Satin is an album by the jazz singer Billie Holiday...
- Billie Holiday Discography
14 hours ago · Valeyard. Alma Mater. University of Glasgow [1] The Doctor is the protagonist of the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. They are an extraterrestrial Time Lord who travels the universe in a time travelling spaceship, called the TARDIS, often with companions.
14 hours ago · Martin Van Buren ( / væn ˈbjʊərən / van BURE-ən; Dutch: Maarten van Buren [ˈmaːrtə (n) vɑm ˈbyːrə (n)] ⓘ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he served as New York's ...
- Andrew Jackson
- William Henry Harrison
14 hours ago · The Philippine–American War, [11] known alternatively as the Philippine Insurrection, Filipino–American War, [a] or Tagalog Insurgency, [12] [13] [14] was fought between the First Philippine Republic and the United States from February 4, 1899, until July 2, 1902. [15] Tensions arose after the United States annexed the Philippines under the ...
- American victory, American occupation of the Philippines; dissolution of the First Philippine Republic
14 hours ago · Swift's former partner Joe Alwyn was co-writer and co-producer of select tracks. Since April 2021, Swift has released four re-recorded albums— Fearless (Taylor's Version) , Red (Taylor's Version) , Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version) —to claim ownership of the masters of her Big Machine-released albums. [11]
14 hours ago · Kingdom of France. Angevins supporting Prince Richard. Kingdom of England. Revolt of 1173-74 defeated, Richards revolt successful in 1189 with the help of Philip II and French forces, Treaty of Azay-le-Rideau, Prince Richard becomes king of England at expense of Henry II following the battle of Ballans. Anglo-French War 1193–1199.
14 hours ago · 1. Maureen O'Hara ( née FitzSimons; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was an Irish-born naturalized American actress and singer, who became successful in Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s. [1] She was a natural redhead who was known for playing passionate but sensible heroines, often in Westerns and adventure films.