Duke Ellington, a commanding figure in music and cultural history, especially in the jazz world, died 50 years ago, on May 24, 1974. Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into a lower middle-class family in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 1899. His mother was the daughter of a former slave.
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Members of the Disney Day Drinkers club are outraged after the theme park re-located a trash can that the group had officially baptized as their mascot Binny .