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.
Glenn Miller (1904-1944)
The last production of Impala was the longest, running from 2000-2020, and it has been known as one of the best-selling American-made vehicles.
2020
Conservatives have long speculated whether Democrats
have a presidential Plan B by recruiting Michelle Obama
as their candidate in November.
Soviet Colonel Rudolf Abel Francis Gary Powers
On February 10, 1962, American spy pilot Francis Gary Powers
was released by the Soviets in exchange for Soviet Colonel
Rudolf Abel, a senior KGB spy who was caught in the United
States five years earlier.
The Glienicke bridge (known as the Bridge of Spies) just
after the Powers swap.
Francis Gary Powers
(August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977)
Powers later worked as a helicopter pilot
for KNBC in Los Angeles and died in a
1977 helicopter crash.
