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Marian Anderson sings at Lincoln Memorial - Apr 09, 1939 ...  On this day in History, Marian Anderson sings at Lincoln Memorial on Apr 09, 1939. ... On Easter Sunday in 1939, more than 75,000 people come to the Lincoln ... at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, it was not until 1955 that she became the first .... Just days before he is to travel to Moscow for talks on arms control and other...
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Marian Anderson sings on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial - Apr 09 ...  Marian Anderson sings on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial ... performed that day before a gathered crowd of 75,000 and a live radio audience of millions. ... the power of her incredible voice as she stood in front of those words on this day in 1939. .... On Easter Sunday in 1939, more than 75,000 people come to the Lincoln...
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Denied A Stage, She Sang For A Nation : NPR  Apr 9, 2014 ... ... history when she sang to crowd of 75000 at the Lincoln Memorial. ... On April 9, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson sang before an audience of .... There were 75,000 people in the audience that day, and she was terrified.
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Marian Anderson Sings at the Lincoln Memorial - New England ...  Apr 9, 2014 ... ... sang before 75000 people at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939 when ... let her sing before an integrated audience at their Constitution Hall. ... Until the mid 1930s, she performed mostly in Europe. ... Marian Anderson performed on Easter Sunday, not just to the 75,000 people standing before her, but...
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Marian Anderson - Wikipedia  ... concert on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. She sang before a crowd of more than 75,000 people and a...
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REAGAN ENTERTAINED BY SINGER HE ONCE PARDONED ...  Mar 8, 1982 ... The country-western singer Merle Haggard, who spent nearly three years in ... ''I hope the President will be as pleased with my performance today as I ... theft in 1957 when his first child was born, and he was in San Quentin for ... Almost 10 years ago, on March 21, 1972, Governor Reagan granted Merle...
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Biography - Irving Berlin, 1888-1989: He Wrote Songs that Made ...  Dec 23, 2006 ... Irving Berlin, 1888-1989: He Wrote Songs that Made America Sing ... It was sung in the movie "Holiday Inn" in nineteen fortytwo. "White Christmas" ... Here is Judy Garland singing "Easter Parade." Irving Berlin ... Here is Fred Astaire singing a song that appeared in several movies, "Puttin' on the Ritz." Irving...
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Stonewall: The Name, The Era, The Club, The People, The Rebellion  First night of the NYC Stonewall Rebellion - Friday, June 27th, 1969 ... Luckily, the Gay rights rebellion wasn't started there! ..... Over The Rainbow (1939 tribute reissue June 1969). ..... June 27th, 1969 was the worldwide-publicized funeral of Gay icon entertainer/actress/singer Judy Garland in Manhattan, less than two miles...
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Denied A Stage, She Sang For A Nation : NPR  Apr 9, 2014 ... On April 9, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson sang before an audience of 75,000 people .... the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and began to sing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee. ... "They refused to allow her use of the hall," Keiler says, "because she ... But after one such singer refused to perform in a segregated...
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Nancy Reagan funeral Friday: 1,000 invited guests expected ...  Mar 10, 2016 ... Opera soprano Ana Marie Martinez will sing. ... the Just Say No campaign and a first lady known for adding glamour to the White House.
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Ella Fitzgerald - Singer - Biography.com  Mar 24, 2015 ... 'First Lady of Song' Ella Fitzgerald is one of the most beloved jazz singers of all time. ... Learn more about her life and career at Biography.com. ... 1 hit, 1938's "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," which she co-wrote. ... Following Webb's death in 1939, Ella became the leader of the band, which was renamed Ella Fitzgerald...
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Eleanor Roosevelt Resigns from the  On February 26, 1939, Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the ... During the 1930s, African American contralto Marian Anderson sang at Europe's most ... After her request for alternate performance dates was also refused, the reason for ... Marian Anderson could not sing at Constitution Hall because the Hall's...
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Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Newsletter - The Willa Cather ...  In the Not Under Forty essay ... says: "At 148 Charles Street an ... granted what's in one's own back yard? ... her work. Visitors and students enjoyed photograph exhibitions during Ca- ... 'Antonia and O Pioneers! and were ... ther's novels with music selected ... The Reader's Encyclopedia, ... Kronborg in The Song of the Lark.
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Battle Hymn of the Republic: The Story Behind the Song - CBN.com  Read the story behind this patriotic song, taken from the book, Amazing Grace: ... a remarkable woman named Julia Ward Howe proclaimed her confidence in ... Julia felt that the catchy camp meeting tune should have better words. ... At one time it was sung as a solo at a large rally attended by President Abraham Lincoln.
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Bob Hope & Shirley Ross Sing "Thanks For The Memory" (1938 ...  Mar 4, 2013 - 3 min - Uploaded by MusicBank58... in the film "The Big Broadcast of 1938" and won the Oscar for Best Original... ...  It ...
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6 Things You Didn't Know About the Song 'God Bless America'  Aug 6, 2013 ... In her new book, God Bless America: The Surprising History of an ... in Game Three of the 2011 MLB World Series in Arlington, Texas. ... performed by Kate Smith in 1938, it was considered a peace song. ... official celebration of Armistice Daya holiday originally conceived to .... Your account was created.
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'Hymn for Easter Day' | Christian History  Charles Wesley's 'Christ the Lord Is Risen Today' brings alleluia's historical ... Charles Wesley's original text does not include the song's most distinctive ... The holiday has inspired great words from some of history's greatest preachers.
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June 18, 1986 - 'God Bless America' singer Kate Smith | Chicago ...  Jun 18, 1986 ... A spokesman at Raleigh Com- munity Hospital said Smith died of ... Franklin -Roosevelt introduced her to Bri- tain s King George VI in 1939 by saying, "This is Kate Smith-this is America." ... When Collins had a massive heart attack and lingered near death, Smith swore she would not sing again until he...
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Adams: The Remarkable Impact of God Bless America and Kate Smith  May 5, 2015 ... May 5, 2015 ... Her story, and the story of God Bless America, will make your week! Born in 1909, Smith was so talented as a child singer that she sang for WWI ... In the first three years of playing it, the Flyers were 19-1-1 when playing it ... says to this day never has he heard that song delivered with such...
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King speaks to March on Washington - Aug 28, 1963 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, King speaks to March on Washington on Aug 28, 1963. ... On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the African American ... I have a dream, he boomed over the crowd stretching from the Lincoln ... He ended his stirring, 16-minute speech with his vision of the fruit of racial harmony:.
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Easter Parade (song) - Wikipedia  "Easter Parade" is a popular song, written by Irving Berlin and published in 1933. The song was introduced by Marilyn Miller and Clifton Webb in the Broadway...