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Jazz musician Nat King Cole, like many great black entertainers, was first introduced to music in church. Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama to Reverend Edward James Coles, Sr. and Perlina Adams Coles. Cole was one of 13 children, but only five of his sisters and brothers grew up to be adults.

Photo: Presidents' Day

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Blair swimming drops to Division II

By Kristina Yang | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

FEB. 12, MONTGOMERY AQUATIC CENTER-- For the last few seasons, the Blair swim team has teetered on the edge between Division I and Division II, its place in the former secured mostly by the strength of its boys' team. After narrowly escaping demotion to Division II at the end of last season after the boys finished fifth and the girls placed sixth at Divisionals (Watkins Mill, with its sixth-place boys and fifth-place girls, went down instead), the Blazers had hoped to avoid demotion once again this year because of an especially strong boys lineup.

Photo: Dunn Loring Station

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Metro's Dunn Loring Station

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Nat "King" Cole, jazz musician.

Photo: Metro Car

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By Caitlin Garlow | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Judy Macon of Suburban Hospital answers questions about breast cancer during an assembly on Feb. 16.

Photo: Thank You For Riding

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Photo: Miles Davis

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Miles Davis, trumpet player and pioneer of cool jazz and modal jazz styles.

Photo: Oxycontin

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

OxyContin, a drug to which some Blair students have become addicted.

Photo: Metro-Deli

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Photo: Ballston MU - Kenny's

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A hair salon near Ballston MU.

Photo: Ballston MU - Hechts

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

A Hecht's department store near the Ballston MU station.

Photo: Metro Tracks

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Blair girls continue improvement at Regional Championship

By Jonah Gold | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The Blair Indoor Track team competed amongst its toughest competition at the Western Regional Indoor Track Championships today. Blair placed highly in several events, with three athletes qualifying for State Championships before a power outage ended the meet prematurely.

Louis Armstrong

By Alexander Gold | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Jazz legend Louis Armstrong, also known as Satchmo, was born into poverty in 1901 in New Orleans. He had a rough childhood and was sent to "James Home for Colored Waifs," an institution dedicated to reforming troublesome youth, after he fired a pistol into the air on New Years Eve; he was only 11 years old. While there, Armstrong started playing the cornet in the home's brass band. After about 18 months, Armstrong was released, and he started playing at clubs with his mentor Joe "King" Oliver, one of the first jazz musicians.