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April 25, 1917
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Ella Fitzgerald is born.
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1930-1939
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The Great Depression
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1932
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Ella's mother dies.
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1934
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Ella's stage debut at the Apollo Theater.
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1935
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Ella meets Chick Webb.
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1935
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Ella performs at the Savoy ballroom for
the first time.
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November, 1937
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Ella is voted number One Female Vocalist.
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1939-1945
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World War II
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June 16, 1939
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Chick Webb dies.
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1940
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Ella was invited to Hollywood to sing in
a movie Ride 'Em Cowboy.
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October, 1945
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Ella scats on her record for the first
time.
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1953
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Ella begins to create her Songbook collection.
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1964
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Civil Rights Act passed.
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Spring, 1965
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Ella has an emotional breakdown on stage
in Munich, Germany.
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1972
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Ella is diagnosed with having a cataract,
loses vision in one eye.
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August, 1985
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Ella begins to have health problems.
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June 14, 1996
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Ella Fitzgerald dies.
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October, 2000
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Amber, Ashley, and Sadie create a timeline
of Ella's life.
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