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  • Ella Fitzgerald Google Doodle Hits This Side Of The World

    Ella Fitzgerald Google Doodle Hits This Side Of The World

    As previously reported, Google is showing a homepage doodle honoring the 96th birthday of jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald in parts of the world where it’s currently April 25th. The doodle has now made it to our side of the world here in the U.S.

    Fitzgerald was born on this day in 1917, and passed away on June 15, 1996 at the age of 79. She is known as the “Queen of Jazz” as well as the “First Lady of Song”.

    As usual, Google has shown a variety of different doodles throughout the world this week. On Sunday, the UK was treated to this one honoring the 100th birthday of Sir Norman Parkinson:

    Sir Norman Parkinson

    On Monday, the world received the Earth Day doodle:

    Google Earth Day Doodle

    South Korea got this Dooly the Little Dinosaur doodle on Monday:

    Dooly the Dinosaur

    The UK got another doodle on Tuesday for St. George’s Day:

    Google doodle

    Turkey and Cyprus also got this National Sovereignty and Children’s Day doodle on Tuesday:

    doodle

    On Wednesday, Mexico got this Gabriel Figueroa doodle:

    doodle

  • Ella Fitzgerald Gets Some Google Doodle Love

    Google has begun to show a doodle honoring Ella Fitzgerald on its homepage in regions where the date has already changed to April 25th. Thursday would have been her 96th birthday.

    This excludes Australia and New Zealand, as Google chooses to honor Anzac Day instead, with a small flower image:

    Anzac Day

    Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in these countries, commemorating Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations.

    Google is sometimes criticized for its choice of doodles when it falls on the same day as another significant day in history. For example, Google celebrated the opening of the first drive-in theater last year, some people complained that Google chose this over a D Day doodle, but Google has indicated various times that it likes to keep doodles more about upbeat kinds of events. That’s probably why the company elected to go with the simple flower rather than a full-on doodle for Anzac Day.

    Elsewhere in the world, however, it’s about Ella Fitzgerald’s birthday. She was born on April 25, 1917, and died on June 15, 1996 at the age of 79. She is commonly known as the “First Lady of Song” and the “Queen of Jazz”.

    The Fitzgerald doodle can currently be seen at Google.com.fj, and no doubt on other Google international properties as the hours move forward.