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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Today In History - September 21, 1780: Benedict Arnold commits treason

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Printable Miranda Warning Card

Miranda warning - Wikipedia

The concept of "Miranda rights" was enshrined in U.S. law following
the 1966 Miranda v. Arizona Supreme Court decision, which found
that the Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights of
Ernesto Arturo Miranda
had been violated during his arrest and trial for armed robbery, kidnapping, and rape of a young woman.

Miranda was subsequently retried and convicted.

Ernesto Arturo Miranda. -of whom the Miranda law was created -1966 land mark case of Miranda Vs ...

On January 31, 1976, a fight erupted at the Amapola Bar at 233
South 2nd Street in downtown Phoenix in which Miranda was
stabbed. He was pronounced dead on arrival at
Banner Good
Samaritan Medical Center
. He was 34.

Ernesto Miranda - Wikiwand
The grave of Ernesto Arturo Miranda in the City of Mesa Cemetery.

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“CHAMPAGNE MUSIC” MAN BORN IN 1903

Bandleader LAWRENCE WELK - Photo Signed

On March 11, 1903, musician and entertainer Lawrence Welk 
was born.

For the generation that grew up on the big bands of the 1930s
and ’40s, The Lawrence Welk Show was a blessed island of
calm in a world gone mad for rock and roll, and it aired like
clockwork every Saturday night from 1955 to 1982. On KTLA.
ABC and Syndication.

When ABC dropped The Lawrence Welk Show in 1971, Welk independently arranged a syndication deal that kept him on
the air for another 11 years and made him one of the richest
entertainers in America. 

History's Dumpster: The Lawrence Welk Show

Photos: Lawrence Welk | | siouxcityjournal.com

'Bandleader Lawrence Welk Playing Accordion Amidst Cameramen on the Set ...

Lawrence Welk's most loyal employee celebrates 55 years of service ...

Los Angeles Morgue Files: Lawrence Welk Albums

Pittsburgh, PA - Lawrence Welk's Original Bubble Machine
Inside the historic William Penn Hotel in downtown
Pittsburgh, you can see Lawrence Welk’s original
bubble machine.

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EVERYBODY WAS “IN THE MOOD” THEN

In The Mood - The Definitive Collection by Glenn Miller - Music Charts

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra topped the American pop charts
with the ebullient "In the Mood" as war raged overseas on this
day in history, Feb. 10, 1940.

His most famous song, along with other iconic hits, made Miller
the biggest bandleader of his era and provided the swinging
soundtrack of the Greatest Generation
during World War II. 

Image result for glenn miller in the mood top chart hit in 1940

1940 HITS ARCHIVE: In The Mood - Glenn Miller (a #1 record) - YouTube

Glenn Miller's plane mystery revived after 70 years
Glenn Miller (1904-1944)

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THE ‘’KING OF SWING’’ DIED ON THIS DAY

Benny Goodman: Profile in Jazz – The Syncopated Times

Benny Goodman's music still swings - SFGate
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986)

Benny Goodman was an clarinetist and bandleader who’s bands
started the careers of many jazz musicians.

Despite health problems, he continued to perform, his last concert
being six days before his death. Goodman died on June 13, 1986,
from a heart attack while taking a nap at his apartment in
Manhattan House.     

Album The Definitive, Benny Goodman | Qobuz: download and streaming in high quality

Benny Goodman - The Hits Of Benny Goodman (1963, Vinyl) | Discogs

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BANDLEADER REPORTED MISSING IN 1944

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Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944)    
    
    
    
    
    
 

General James Doolittle of the United States Army Air Forces
(USAAF), hero of the daring “Doolittle Raid” on mainland Japan
and later the unified commander of Allied air forces in Europe
in
World War II, offered the following high praise to one of his
staff officers in 1944: “Next to a letter from home, Captain Miller,
your organization is the greatest morale builder in the European
Theater of Operations.”

The Captain Miller in question was the trombonist and bandleader
Glenn Miller, the biggest star on the American pop-music scene
in the years immediately preceding World War II and a man who
set aside his brilliant career right at its peak in 1942 to serve his
country as leader of the USAAF dance band.  

It was in that capacity that Captain Glenn Miller boarded a single-
engine aircraft (like below) at an airfield outside of London on
December 15, 1944—an aircraft that would go missing over the
English Channel en route to France for a congratulatory
performance for American troops that had recently helped to
liberate Paris.

 

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