The year was 1941. In Philadelphia on the corner of 52nd and Marker Streets, there was a dance hall called The Nixon. Every Saturday night, people gathered at its door to dance to Big Band music from Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo and others.
Back in the 1940s, when a guy wanted to dance with a girl, he had to sign her dance card. The bandleader would say the number of the dance and then ...
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