Tag: jazz

ON THIS DAY: “Queen of jazz”, Ella Fitzgerald is born (1917)

On this Day April 25, 2025 at 11:47

On this day in 1917, Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most beloved and influential voices in the history of jazz, was born in Newport...

ON THIS DAY: The Prohibition era begins (1920)

On this Day January 16, 2025 at 15:17

On 16 January 1919, the United States ratified the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, marking the beginning of a dramatic and transformative era in...

Jazz legend Lou Donaldson dies at 98

Life November 13, 2024 at 15:04

American saxophonist Lou Donaldson, one of the last musicians from the bebop jazz scene of the 1950s, passed away at the age of 98. His...

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On This Day: The sound that made the world “on time” (1924)

February 5, 2026 at 16:56

DOJ releases Epstein files as Trump urges nation to move on

International February 5, 2026 at 16:51

Millions of Epstein documents made public Over the past two...

UK recalls infant formula after 36 children fall ill

Health February 5, 2026 at 16:36

Infant formula linked to suspected food poisoning Thirty-six infants in...

Xi urges caution over US supplying arms to Taiwan in Trump call

International February 5, 2026 at 16:29

Taiwan raised as top China–US concern China’s President Xi Jinping...

55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed according to Zelensky

International February 5, 2026 at 16:17

Zelensky reports battlefield deaths President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 55,000...