Daily Archives: May 8, 2016

Paul McCartney & Wings perform in Detroit again 40 years ago tonight (May 8 1976)


Video: 'Wings Over Detroit - May 8th, 1976 (Paul McCartney & Wings)'

(Saturday, May 8, 1976) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed for a second consecutive night at Detroit Olympia in Detroit on the the third stop of the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour.

Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton begins selling original Coca-Cola 130 years ago today (May 8 1886)


Video: 'John Pemberton invents Coca Cola for the Soda Fountain'

(Saturday, May 8, 1886) — Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton today Jacob’s Pharmacy began selling the original version of Coca-Cola, which he’d invented as a non-alcoholic version of his French Wine Coca nerve tonic. Continue reading Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton begins selling original Coca-Cola 130 years ago today (May 8 1886)