A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 15, 1944, a single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller, a major in the U.S. Army Air Forces, ...
Eighty years ago on Aug. 27th, 1944, the great American bandleader Glenn Miller performed at a base some 60 miles north of London, RAF Twinwood, the hub and airfield he frequently flew in and out of ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Glenn Miller was the sound of his generation. With his trombone and Big Band Sound, he made memories for millions with songs like “In the Mood”, “Pennsylvania 6-5000″ and ” ...
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 ...
Amid the fog of war and the English Channel, America’s most popular big-band leader disappeared 80 years ago this past Sunday.
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Marking the 80th Anniversary of Glenn Miller’s Army Air Force Band, Hindsight ...
It was Christmas Day, 1944, when people heard the news: Glenn Miller, one of music's biggest stars, had vanished. He had boarded a military plane from Britain, bound for Paris, where he was scheduled ...