Daily Archives: May 7, 2016

Paul McCartney & Wings perform in Detroit 40 years ago tonight (May 7 1976)


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(Friday, May 7, 1976) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed tonight 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. Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings perform in Detroit 40 years ago tonight (May 7 1976)

‘Sloop John B’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago today (May 7 1966)

(Saturday, May 7, 1966)“Sloop John B” by The Beach Boys peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Sloop John B’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago today (May 7 1966)

Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) founded 70 years ago today (May 7 1946)


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(Tuesday, May 7, 1946)Sony Corporation had its beginnings as the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corp. was founded today in the Japanese capital by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka.