Ellington,+Duke


 * Our Names and Homerooms**
 * Student || Teacher ||
 * Austin M || Hoffert ||
 * Matthew Q || Bolebruch ||
 * Drew H. || Hilgers ||

__Directions__:
 * Share interesting facts about this musician's life below:**
 * Add 2 or 3 events from this **musician's life** (do not repeat a year or event that is already posted)
 * AND**
 * Add 2 or 3 events that happened ** in the world while this musician was alive ** (do not repeat a year or event that is already posted)


 * Year || Event || Source || Student ||
 * 1918 || He married EdnaThompson and they had one child named Mercer || Exrordiary people in jazz || Austin ||
 * 1974 || Left an unfinished opera when he died || Exrordinary people in jazz || Austin ||
 * 1901 || President McKinley is assassinated Theodore Roosevelt becomes president || ATB || Austin ||
 * 1927 || Babe Ruth hits 60 homeruns in a season || ATB || Austin ||
 * 1922 || First issue of Readers Digest || ATB || Austin ||
 * 1899 || Was born in Washington D.C || GME ||  ||
 * 1965 || Started playing the piano || GME ||  ||
 * 1912 || Nicknamed "Duke" because of his manners of an aristocrat || ATB || Drew ||
 * 1929-1930 || Some songs he made famous were "Show Girl" and "Check and Double Check" || Gale Group || Drew ||