Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Louis Armstrong across 4 places, from 1901 to 1959.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American jazz and blues trumpeter and vocalist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Louis Armstrong is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Louis Armstrong was documented, and when
4 August 1901exact date
New Orleansattested“Armstrong is believed to have been born in New Orleans on August 4, 1901, but the accuracy of this date has been heavily debated.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1907year
New Orleansattested“In his memoir, Louis Armstrong + the Jewish Family in New Orleans, La., the Year of 1907, he described his discovery that this family was also subject to discrimination by "other white folks" who felt that they were better than Jews: "I…”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1922year
New Orleansattested“In 1922, Armstrong moved to Chicago at the invitation of King Oliver, although Armstrong would return to New Orleans periodically for the rest of his life.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1922year
Chicagoattested“In 1922, Armstrong moved to Chicago at the invitation of King Oliver, although Armstrong would return to New Orleans periodically for the rest of his life.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1923year
Chicagoattested“Armstrong's mother, Mayann Albert, came to visit him in Chicago during the summer of 1923 after being told that Armstrong was "out of work, out of money, hungry, and sick"; Hardin located and decorated an apartment for her to live in whi…”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1930year
Los Angelesattested“Armstrong moved to Los Angeles in 1930 to seek new opportunities.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1959year
Italyattested“In 1959, Armstrong was hospitalized for pneumonia while on tour in Italy.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
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Other places tied to Louis Armstrong in the record
In each of these, a source puts Louis Armstrong and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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1925year
Chicagomentioned“In 1925, Armstrong returned to Chicago because he was disillusioned with New York, and Lil set up a recording session with Okeh for him as well as a gig at the Dreamland Cafe.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1929year
New Yorkmentioned“Armstrong returned to New York in 1929, where he played in the pit orchestra for the musical Hot Chocolates, an all-black revue written by Andy Razaf and pianist Fats Waller.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1931year
Chicagomentioned“Armstrong returned to Chicago in late 1931 and played in bands more in the Guy Lombardo vein, and he recorded more standards.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
October 1942month
Cotton Clubmentioned“Armstrong married Lucille Wilson, a singer at the Cotton Club in New York, in October 1942.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
October 1942month
New Yorkmentioned“Armstrong married Lucille Wilson, a singer at the Cotton Club in New York, in October 1942.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1943year
Queensmentioned“After spending many years on the road, Armstrong settled permanently in Queens, New York, in 1943 with his fourth wife, Lucille.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
12 October 1946exact date
Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)mentioned“Armstrong was featured as a guest artist with Lionel Hampton's band at the famed second Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, produced by Leon Hefflin Sr., on October 12, 1946.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
12 October 1946exact date
Los Angelesmentioned“Armstrong was featured as a guest artist with Lionel Hampton's band at the famed second Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, produced by Leon Hefflin Sr., on October 12, 1946.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1947year
New Orleansmentioned“In 1947, Armstrong played himself in the movie New Orleans opposite Billie Holiday, which chronicled the demise of the Storyville district and the ensuing exodus of musicians from New Orleans to Chicago.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1947year
Chicagomentioned“In 1947, Armstrong played himself in the movie New Orleans opposite Billie Holiday, which chronicled the demise of the Storyville district and the ensuing exodus of musicians from New Orleans to Chicago.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
17 May 1947exact date
New Yorkmentioned“Armstrong also led a highly successful small-group jazz concert at New York Town Hall on May 17, 1947, featuring him with trombonist/singer Jack Teagarden.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
28 February 1948exact date
Hotel Negrescomentioned“On February 28, 1948, Suzy Delair sang the French song "C'est si bon" at the Hotel Negresco during the first Nice Jazz Festival.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
1949year
Chicagomentioned“In 1949, Armstrong's life was dramatized by scriptwriter Richard Durham in the Chicago WMAQ radio series Destination Freedom.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
26 June 1950exact date
New York Citymentioned“On June 26, 1950, he recorded the American version of the song (English lyrics by Jerry Seelen) in New York City with Sy Oliver and his Orchestra.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Armstrong
Two people documented in the same place in the same year is a correlation, not a meeting.
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How to read this page
Every line above is a dated fact taken from a source, with the sentence it came from and a link
back to it. Nothing is inferred, and a gap in the record is not evidence that someone was elsewhere.
A tag says how the fact is carried by its source: documented a structured,
explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
mentioned a sentence that ties the person to the place without stating presence.
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