1897 Marian
Anderson was born in Philidelphia
1907
Marian
was selected to sing in the People's Chorus
1910
Marian's
father died
1916
Marian was denied entrance to a music school because she was African American
1920-1936
Marian toured through Europe singing
1939
Marian
sang at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday
1939
Marian recieved the Spingarn Medal of Honor
1952
Marian sang on the Ed Sullivan show
1955Marian
sang at the Metropolitan Opera House in Washington D.C.
1965
Marian performed her last concert at Carnegie Hall
1977
She won the United Nation's Peace Prize
1991
Marian
recieved the lifetime achievement award at the Grammy's
1993
Marian
Anderson passed away at the age of 96
