1897 ~ Marian Anderson born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1925 ~ Traveled to London to begin studying music

1939 ~ Marian Anderson turned down by the DAR to sing at Constitution Hall

1939 ~ Marian sings at Lincoln Memorial in front of 75,000 people instead of Constitution Hall

1955 ~ Marian Anderson becomes first African American to take the stage at the NY Met

1963 ~ Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Lydon Johnson

1965 ~ Marian Anderson retires from singing

1993 ~ Marian Anderson dies of congestive heart failure at the age of 96
 
 

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