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Ellington
1996 Mercer Kennedy Ellington, trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76

1985 Atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas

1982 Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas

1974 Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75

1967 Tennessee Gov Ellington repeals "Monkey Law," upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial

1965 Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown and the Green Apple," premieres

1959 "Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements

1941 Duke Ellington 1st records "Take the A Train"

1934 "Cocktails For Two," by Duke Ellington hits #1

1933 1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington

1927 Duke Ellington opens at Cotton Club in Harlem

1919 Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington and bandleader

1907 Lawrence Brown, U.S. trombonist, Duke Ellington Orchestra

1899 Duke Ellington, Washington D.C., [Edward Kennedy], bandleader, Take A Train



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