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Today in History: March 12, jazz legend Charlie 'Bird' Parker dies

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Today in History: On March 12, 1955, legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker died in New York at age 34. On this date: In 1864, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assumed command as General-in-Chief of the Union armies in the Civil War.

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Today in History: March 12, jazz legend Charlie 'Bird' Parker dies

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