(Saturday, February 10, 1945; during World War II) — During a luncheon today at the National Press Club, Vice President Harry Truman sat down at the piano to play the “Missouri Waltz” when suddenly 20-year-old actress Lauren Bacall perched herself on top of the piano for some publicity portraits, showing a rather daring amount of leg by 1945 standards (click here for a relevant clip from “American Experience: Truman” at 1:27:35).
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‘Rum and Coca-Cola’ by The Andrews Sisters peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago today (Feb 10 1945)
(Saturday, February 10, 1945) — “Rum and Coca-Cola” by The Andrews Sisters was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Selling Retail Records chart for eight consecutive weeks (Feb. 10/17/24, March 3/10/17/24/31, 1945).